Abstract
Vulvar cancer is surgically staged and is categorized by the pathologic evaluation of the vulvar tumor and the inguinofemoral lymph nodes. All tumors more invasive than 1 mm and larger than 2 cm require pathologic assessment of inguinofemoral lymph nodes. Sentinel node biopsy is an alternative to inguinofemoral lymphadenectomy in many cases that require a lymphadenectomy. Radical local excision with inguinofemoral lymph node assessment is the preferred procedure for early-stage disease. Primaryneoadjuvant chemoradiation is used for most advanced-stage tumors.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 45-62 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 2012 |
Keywords
- Inguinofemoral lymphadenectomy
- Modified radical vulvectomy
- Radical local excision
- Sentinel lymph node biopsy
- Vulvar cancer