Reconstrucción de un defecto vulvar crónico secundario al tratamiento de un carcinoma primario de la vagina: reporte de un caso y consideraciones de manejo

Vaginal cancer is a rare neoplasm which makes up 1% of female genital cancer; however, its incidence has risen in the past few years. Adjuvant and reconstructive surgical management prove to be important in the oncologic and functional outcome of the disease, but may involve anatomy and function in the vagina, as well as in adjacent organs. Breakthroughs in surgical and adjuvant therapy have led to greater survival rates among younger patients, thus implying a greater need for improved management of the anatomical defect in the lesion or of treatment side effects. An effort should always be made towards interdisciplinary management, from the initial intervention, including the corresponding reconstructive technique used on the defect. A case is presented on the combined oncologic and reconstructive management achieved by means of a lotus flower unilateral flap for a chronic vulvar defect brought about by previous primary vaginal cancer.