When can patients with vulvar leukoplakia undergo surgery?

The cause of vulvar leukoplakia is not yet clear, and it may be related to certain systemic factors, such as diabetes, endocrine disorders, malnutrition, vitamin deficiency, etc. Studies have found that patients with vulvar leukoplakia and lichen sclerosus atrophicus have obvious dysfunction of the pituitary-ovarian system.

Methods to prevent vulvar leukoplakia from worsening include actively treating associated diseases, controlling blood sugar, correcting endocrine disorders and malnutrition, supplementing vitamins, etc. Some patients can adopt local treatment methods to achieve the purpose of preventing the disease from worsening.

When can patients with vulvar leukoplakia undergo surgery?

Mild atypical hyperplasia of vulvar leukoplakia can be completely cured and alleviated through the combination of Chinese and Western medicine, and it does not necessarily develop into squamous cell carcinoma.

Therefore, we must first determine the degree of atypical lesions of vulvar leukoplakia. Usually, it is necessary to combine Chinese and Western medicine treatment while always paying attention to the deterioration of the disease. For those who do not recover for a long time, surgery is only a definite indication for vulvar leukoplakia when the epidermal keratinocytes show obvious atypicality and tend to develop into carcinoma in situ.