VULVAR SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA REVEALED BY PRURITUS

Squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva accounts for 3 to 5% of all female genital cancers. It occurs in women with a history of HPV infection or lichen sclerosus lesions, and in post-menopausal women is also linked to estrogen deficiency. It is generally manifested by a painful, pruritic ulceration on an erythroplastic background on the inner surface of the labia majora. Diagnosis is confirmed by biopsy with anatomical and histological examination. Diagnosis must be made early, and treatment relies mainly on surgery. We report the case of a post-menopausal woman with no pathological history who consulted us for a single symptom: vaginal pruritus.