The commonest cancer that can affect the vulva is the squamous cell carcinoma. 9 out of 10 cancers of the vulva develop in the skin of the vulva from cells called squamous cells and usually take years to develop. Other type of vulval cancer is melanoma. Melanomas develop from the pigment-producing cells that give the skin its color. Vulval melanoma is the second most common type of vulval cancer, but is much less common than the squamous cell type. Other rarer forms of vulval cancer include adenocarcinomas, basal cell carcinoma (rare), verrucous carcinoma and sarcomas (extremely rare).
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