Clear Cell Carcinoma of the Vulva Arising in Endometriosis.

Cho, Hye Jin; Lee, Keum Jung; Cha, Sun Hwa; Seong, Seok Ju; Park, Chong Taik; Lee, Ki Heon; Chun, Yi Kyeong

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2003;46(4):847-850.
Published online April 1, 2003.

Clear Cell Carcinoma of the Vulva Arising in Endometriosis.

Hye Jin Cho, Keum Jung Lee, Sun Hwa Cha, Seok Ju Seong, Chong Taik Park, Ki Heon Lee, Yi Kyeong Chun

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Samsung Cheil Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
²Department of Pathology, Samsung Cheil Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Since Sampson first described the development of ovarian carcinoma in endometriosis in 1925, numerous case reports have documented the development of malignancies arising from foci of endometriosis. Clear cell carcinoma arising from endometriosis is very rare in the vulva. To date only two cases that originated in the vulva have been reported. We report a case of clear cell carcinoma in the vulva arising from endometriosis with a brief review of literatures.

Key Words: Clear cell carcinoma, Endometriosis, Vulva