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Treatments patterns of vulvar cancer in the elderly
1Department of Obstetrics, Geneva University Hospitals, 30 Boulevard de la Cluse, 1211 Geneva, 14 Switzerland.
Objective:
To evaluate treatment patterns of vulvar cancer in patients over 80 years.
Material And Methods:
Between 1979 and 1999, the Geneva Tumor Registry identified 230 women with vulvar cancer. Treatment of patients over 80 years and younger were compared. Kaplan-Meier analysis was used to determine disease specific cumulative survival.
Results:
Young women are more likely to present in situ lesions compared to their older counterparts. Majority of vulvar cancers were observed in women >or=80 (p<0.001) at more advanced stages. Elderly women have either no treatment, either unconventional or inadequate treatments. The Mantel-Haentzel analysis shows a 23.4 OR (IC (95%) 2.9-186.6) of not being treated if the patient is over 80. Specific 5-years survival was 93% in stage I, compared to 21% in stage IV.
Conclusion:
Patients over 80 years are diagnosed at more advanced stages. Less aggressive treatments decrease outcome.
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