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[Results of surgical treatment of vulvar cancer]
T Konefka1, J Emerich, E Senkus-Konefka
1II Kliniki Połoznictwa i Ginekologii AM w Gdańsku.
Objectives:
Vulvar cancer is a relatively rare genital malignancy. The mainstay of it's treatment is surgery.
Design:
A retrospective study of vulvar cancer patients treated between 1967 and 1995 at Department of Gynaecology, Medical University of Gdańsk.
Materials And Methods:
The type and outcome of surgical treatment was studied in 162 consecutive patients.
Results:
The surgery was limited to the vulva in 24% cases and in the reaming 76% of patients removed were also regional lymph nodes. Median survived of the whole group was 105 months and actuarial 5-year survival-60%.
Conclusions:
The results of treatment of vulvar cancer in presented series correspond well with the literature data.