British Gynaecological Cancer Society (BGCS) vulval cancer guidelines: Recommendations for practice

Jo Morrison; Peter Baldwin; Lynn Buckley; Lucy Cogswell; Katharine Edey; Asma Faruqi; Raji Ganesan; Marcia Hall; Kathryn Hillaby; Nick Reed; Phil Rolland; Christina Fotopoulou

doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2020.05.054

British Gynaecological Cancer Society (BGCS) vulval cancer guidelines: Recommendations for practice

Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2020 Sep:252:502-525. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2020.05.054. Epub 2020 Jun 8.

Authors

Jo Morrison¹, Peter Baldwin², Lynn Buckley³, Lucy Cogswell⁴, Katharine Edey⁵, Asma Faruqi⁶, Raji Ganesan⁷, Marcia Hall⁸, Kathryn Hillaby⁹, Nick Reed¹⁰, Phil Rolland¹¹, Christina Fotopoulou¹²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Gynaecological Oncology, GRACE Centre, Musgrove Park Hospital, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, Taunton, TA1 5DA, UK. Electronic address: jo.morrison@tst.nhs.uk.
² Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK.
³ Department of Gynae-Oncology, Castle Hill Hospital, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, East Yorkshire, HU16 5JQ, UK.
⁴ Consultant Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon, Department of Plastic &Reconstructive Surgery, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Headington, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK.
⁵ Centre for Women's Health Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Barrack Road, Exeter EX2 5DW, UK.
⁶ Department of Cellular Pathology, The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, E1 2ES, UK.
⁷ Department of Cellular Pathology, Birmingham Women's Hospital, Birmingham, B15 2TG, UK.
⁸ Dept Medical Oncology, Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, Rickmansworth Road, Northwood, Middx HA6 2RN, UK.
⁹ Department Gynaecological Oncology, Cheltenham General Hospital, Gloucestershire, Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, GL53 7AN, UK.
¹⁰ Beatson Oncology Centre, Gartnavel General Hospital, 1053 Great Western Road, Glasgow, G12 0YN, Scotland, UK.
¹¹ Department Gynaecological Oncology, Cheltenham General Hospital, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, GL53 7AN, UK.
¹² Gynaecologic Oncology, Imperial College London Faculty of Medicine, London, SW7 2DD, UK.

PMID: 32620514
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2020.05.054

Abstract

The purpose of this guideline is to collate evidence and propose evidence-based guidelines for the diagnosis and management of adult patients with vulva carcinoma treated in the UK. Malignant melanoma may present via similar routes and will be discussed. The reader is referred to the Ano-uro-genital Mucosal Melanoma Full Guideline [1] for more detailed recommendations. The management of vulval sarcoma is outside of the scope of this guideline. For further information, including details of guideline development and GRADE of recommendations, please see BGCS website for details (https://www.bgcs.org.uk/professionals/guidelines-for-recent-publications/).

Keywords: Chemotherapy; Lichen sclerosis; Radiotherapy; Surgery; Vulval cancer; Vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Female
Humans
Melanoma*
Skin Neoplasms*
Vulvar Neoplasms* / diagnosis
Vulvar Neoplasms* / therapy