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Vulval Cancer with Rare Histology Subtypes

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Non squamous vulval cancers account for 5% of all vulval cancers. Surgical treatment remains the mainstay of management. Immunotherapy is important in the management of vulval melanomas.

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    Audrey Kwong & Jason Yap

  2. Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, College of Dental and Medical School, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK

    Jason Yap

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Kwong, A., Yap, J. (2023). Vulval Cancer with Rare Histology Subtypes. In: Singh, K., Gupta, B. (eds) Case-Based Gynecological Oncology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-36179-1_25

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