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Incisional biopsy confirmed a diagnosis of primary vulvovaginal SCC. Abdominal ultrasonography and thoracic radiographs indicated no evidence of systemic or regional metastasis. Surgical excision and adjuvant radiation therapy were declined, and the patient was treated with lapatinib, an orally administered dual tyrosine kinase inhibitor. Treatment resulted in a partial response within 1 month and complete resolution of the primary lesion within 3 months. No recurrence of the initial lesion was observed after 1\u00a0year of treatment despite development of perivulvar cutaneous lesions that were not associated with clinical signs. 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