Second primary cancer arising from the neovulva following reconstruction with myocutaneous flaps.

doi:10.1006/gyno.1994.1101

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Second primary cancer arising from the neovulva following reconstruction with myocutaneous flaps.

Gynecologic oncology - 1 Apr 1994

Fishman A, Girtanner R E, Adam E, Kaufman R H, Kaplan A L

Abstract excerpt

Myocutaneous flaps have been used for vulvar reconstruction following radical vulvectomy. For over 15 years the most common complications related to these flaps are sloughing of the skin and donor site wound infection. A new malignancy arising from the skin of the neovulva is an unusual occurrenc...

Topics

Aged
DNA, Viral
Female
Genotype
Humans
Middle Aged
Neoplasms, Second Primary
Open Reading Frames
Papillomaviridae
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Surgical Flaps
Vulva
Vulvar Neoplasms

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