What are the differences between vulvar white lesions and vulvar leukoplakia?

The difference between vulvar white lesions and vulvar leukoplakia is the key to determining whether it will cause cancer. In order not to panic in advance, it is very important to understand the difference between the two. Let us take a look at it together.

The difference between vulvar white lesions and vulvar leukoplakia is first of all the symptoms. The former is caused by scratching after itching, resulting in infection and local tissue damage and degeneration, which causes local tissue malnutrition, a decrease in skin melanocytes, a decrease or disappearance of melanin secretion, and thus makes the skin white, reduces elasticity, and finally leads to local atrophy. The latter occurs more in middle-aged or postmenopausal women, and the lesions are mostly located in the mucosa, that is, the inner side of the labia, often accompanied by severe itching and symptoms of vulvar atrophy.

The second difference between vulvar white lesions and vulvar leukoplakia is that vulvar white lesions are mostly secondary to chronic irritation and inflammation of the vulva and will not turn into cancer. Vulvar leukoplakia may turn into cancer, but the actual cancer rate is not high. The cancer rate is only about 2%. Even for true vulvar leukoplakia proven by histology, only 10% to 15% develop into cancer, and most of them are those who have not been actively treated.

The above is an introduction to the difference between vulvar white lesions and vulvar leukoplakia. I hope you can understand it. If you still have questions, you can consult our experts online, and the experts will give detailed answers.

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