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Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Gynecologic Cancer
Published on: April 17, 2012
Radiation therapy in carcinoma of the vulva
Abstract:
Sixteen patients who had malignant lesions of the vulva and were treated at Cook County Hospital from July 1957 to June 1976 are presented. Nine patients received irradiation as a primary treatment, four received preoperative irradiation, and three received postoperative irradiation. External irradiation was employed for all patients, and tele-cobalt or tele-cesium therapy was utilized to deliver 3000 to 6000 rad to the vulvar and/or inguinal area. The number of patients in this study is small; however, the response to radiation therapy was remarkable in all patients. There was no residual cancer in vulvectomy specimens of four patients with invasive squamous cell carcinoma who received 3000--4200 rad external irradiation prior to surgery. This study suggests that further investigation of radiation therapy in the management of vulvar cancer seems justified.
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