What is leiomyosarcoma of vulva

Leiomyosarcoma of vulva is not common, the specific etiology is not exact, may be caused by gene mutation, may also be related to local chronic inflammatory stimulation. Tumor tissue from the smooth muscle layer of vulva smooth muscle cells, or vulva vascular smooth muscle fibers malignant transformation caused. Clinical manifestations are not typical, can be inadvertently found vulva shows a mass, if rapid increase in a short period of time, need to be alert to whether malignant change, diagnosis depends on local pathological examination, can judge the benign and malignant cells. If early detection, to give timely surgical treatment, surgical resection should be large enough, but also need to do regional lymph nodes and inguinal lymph node dissection, postoperative chemotherapy drugs.