A Case of Complete Response in Locally Advanced Vulvar Cancer after Concomitant Chemoradiation Therapy / 대한산부인과학회잡지
Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
; : 2126-2131, 1999.
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em Ko
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ABSTRACT
Cancer of the vulva accounts for approximately 0.5% of all gynecologic malignancies. At diagnosis, one-third of these cases is detected in an advanced stage (FIGO stages III, IV), and local extension of primary vulvar cancer may involve adjacent midline structures such as the clitoris, urethra, vagina, and anus. Initial surgical therapy of such locally advanced primary cancers may compromise the functional integrity of midline structures, necessitating ultraradical surgery including pelvic exenteration. In view of the relatively elderly age of the patients and the morbidity of this ultraradical dissection, concomitant chemoradiation therapy - that the efficacy had been proven in head and neck cancer, anal cancer has approached for patients with locally advanced vulvar cancer. We experienced a case of stage III vulvar cancer patient, who underwent concomitant chemoradiation therapy with 5-fluorouracil(FU) and cisplatin and who showed complete response. So, we report this case with brief review of the literatures.
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Assunto principal:
Canal Anal
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Neoplasias do Ânus
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Exenteração Pélvica
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Uretra
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Vagina
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Neoplasias Vulvares
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Cisplatino
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Clitóris
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Diagnóstico
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Neoplasias de Cabeça e Pescoço
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
Ko
Revista:
Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Ano de publicação:
1999
Tipo de documento:
Article