BACKGROUND:

Vulvar cancer is relatively rare, representing less than 1% of malignant tumors in women; its incidence increases with age. The most frequent variety is squamous cell carcinoma (80 to 90%), followed by melanoma. In this report we review a carcinoma of glandular origin, such as papilliferous hydradenoma of the vulva of the mammary gland (mammary-like) type.

CLINICAL CASE:

We present a 50-year-old patient with 2 years evolution of a papular lesion on the vulva with slow and progressive growth, intermitent sensation of mass and pain, with negative colposcopy, no history of breast pathology and with a previous biopsy that reported vulvar papilliferous hydradenoma. She was treated with complete resection of the lesion under regional anesthesia, with free margins, without identifying an infiltrating component and currently without evidence of relapse or requirement of additional treatments.

CONCLUSION:

Papilliferous hidradenoma is a rare benign lesion related to the mammary-like anogenital glands, with a good prognosis and its recommended treatment is surgical excision, which is generally curative.

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