Prognostic factors and surgical treatment in vulvar carcinoma : Single center experience

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AIM: Vulvar carcinoma represents 3-5% of all female genital cancers; the main surgical treatment is radical vulvectomy and inguinal lymphadenectomy. The aim of this study is to analyze prognostic factors in the patients underwent to primary surgery for vulvar carcinoma.

METHODS: One hundred and eighteen cases of vulvar carcinoma underwent surgery between 2006 and 2016 at Operative Unit of Gynecology and Obstetrics of Cannizzaro Hospital (Catania, Italy) were retrospective analyzed. Risk factors for relapse (age, tumor size, FIGO stage, type of surgery, lymphadenectomy, margins status, metastatic nodes and radiotherapy) were evaluated by logistic regression. Univariate analysis of prognostic factors (age, tumor size, FIGO stage, metastatic inguinal nodes and type of surgery) was obtained by Cox proportional hazard model. Overall survival was calculated by Kaplan-Meier curves either for the entire population and for comparison between positive and negative variables (margin status, nodes and radiotherapy) with log-rank test to determine significance. Statistical significance was reached for P < 0.05.

RESULTS: Type of surgery (radical local excision vs. radical vulvectomy) and positive inguinal nodes were identified as risk factors for relapse. Positive inguinal nodes and positive margins were identified as prognostic factors either for overall survival and disease specific survival; tumor size greater than 4 cm was identified as prognostic factors for overall survival. Overall survival was 38.4% and it was significantly higher in the patients with negative margins and nodes.

CONCLUSIONS: Nodes status, resection margins, age and type of surgery represent prognostic factors have to be considered for adjuvant treatment in the patients affected from vulvar carcinoma.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:46

Enthalten in:

The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research - 46(2020), 9 vom: 23. Sept., Seite 1871-1878

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Pecorino, Basilio [VerfasserIn]
Scibilia, Giuseppe [VerfasserIn]
Ferrara, Martina [VerfasserIn]
Di Stefano, Andrea Benedetto [VerfasserIn]
D'Agate, Maria Gabriella [VerfasserIn]
Giambanco, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Scollo, Paolo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Journal Article
Prognostic factors
Radiotherapy
Single center
Surgery
Survival
Vulvar cancer

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Date Completed 21.06.2021

Date Revised 21.06.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/jog.14368

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM312764863