Prognosis-relevant factors in primary vaginal carcinoma / 中国肿瘤临床

ABSTRACT

Objective:To evaluate prognosis factors of primary vaginal cancer. Methods:Data of 80 patients who were hospitalized in the Department of Gynecology and Oncology of Guangxi Tumor Hospital from January 2003 to January 2015 were retrospectively ana-lyzed. All the patients were divided into radiotherapy group (n=49) and surpery group (n=31). Based on radiation mode, the patients with radiotherapy were divided into two-dimensional radiotherapy group (n=29) and three-dimensional radiotherapy (3DRT) group (n=20). Prognosis and complications between two subgroups were compared. Surgical patients were divided into laparoscopic surgery group (n=16) and laparotomy surgery group (n=15) with comparing therapeutic feasibility of video-laparoscopic operation and laparot-omy for primary vaginal carcinoma treatment. Results:Univariate analysis showed that FIGO stage, pathology, tumor size, and extent of vaginal mass involvement were related to prognosis (P<0.05). Multivariate analysis showed that FIGO stage and pathology were in-dependent prognostic factors. Statistical differences of 5-year survival were significant between 2DRT (20.9%) and 3DRT (58.6%) groups (P=0.022). Incidences of urinary tract (14/29, 48.27%) and gastrointestinal symptoms (15/29, 51.72%) in 2DRT group and in 3DRT (3/20,15%;4/20,20%) are different significantly (P<0.05). Hospitalization days of laparotomy surgery group (57.00 ± 41.75) were significantly longer than that of laparoscopic surgery group (29.56 ± 7.30) (P=0.024). Conclusion: Applying laparoscopic surgery and 3DRT improved quality of life without decreasing survival rate of patients with vaginal cancer.