| CCHR | Concurrent chemoradiation |
| CI | Confidence interval |
| C-Kit | Proto-oncogene C-Kit, a tyrosine kinase protein |
| CT | Computerised tomography |
| dVIN | Well-differentiated vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia |
| FIGO | International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics |
| FNAB | Fine needle aspiration biopsy |
| Gy | Gray |
| HPV | Human papillomavirus |
| HR | Hazard ratio |
| ICI | Immune checkpoint inhibitors |
| IMRT | Intensity-modulated radiation therapy |
| LAVC | Locally advanced vulvar cancer |
| Mdm2 | Murine double minute 2 gene |
| MRI | Magnetic resonance imaging |
| mTOR | Mammalian target of rapamycin |
| NACT | Neoadjuvant chemotherapy |
| E6/E7 | HPV oncogenic proteins E6 and E7 |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
| p53 | p53 tumour suppressor gene |
| PET | Positron emission tomography |
| PD-1 | Programmed death-1 |
| PD-L1 | Programmed death-ligand 1 |
| PD-L2 | Programmed death-ligand 2 |
| pRb | Rb tumour suppressor gene |
| RCT | Randomised controlled trial |
| SCC | Squamous cell carcinoma |
| SIL | Squamous intraepithelial lesion |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| VHSIL | Vulvar high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion |
| VMAT | Volumetric arc therapy |
| VSCC | Vulvar squamous cell carcinoma |