Papers that reported on women
who had had surgery to the vulva were identified together with studies on women with the precancerous condition VIN
3, early stromal invasive disease or carcinoma in situ and
invasive cancer of the vulva. These women were included as
they also undergo surgery to remove the affected tissue and
develop similar postoperative consequences to women requiring
surgery for vulval cancer (Andersen & Hacker 1983,
Likes et al. 2007). The time frame for the review was
between 1983 and 2007.