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ArticleIn vivo (Athens, Greece)

Outcome of Radiation Therapy for Locally Advanced Vulvar Carcinoma: Analysis of Inguinal Lymph Node.

Yuki Mukai, Izumi Koike, Tatsuya Matsunaga, Naho Ruiz Yokota, Hisashi Kaizu, Shoko Takano, Madoka Sugiura, Eiko Ito, Etsuko Miyagi, Masaharu Hata

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Article in In vivo (Athens, Greece). The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yuki MukaiDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan y_mukai@yokohama-cu.ac.jp.
Izumi KoikeDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan.
Tatsuya MatsunagaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan.
Naho Ruiz YokotaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan.
Hisashi KaizuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan.
Shoko TakanoDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan.
Madoka SugiuraDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan.
Eiko ItoDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan.
Etsuko MiyagiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan.
Masaharu HataDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan.
Yokohama City University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

aimThe aim of this study was to define the outcome of radiation therapy for vulvar carcinoma, and to investigate the effectiveness of therapeutic and prophylactic inguinal lymph node (ILN) irradiation. Because reports about the treatment of ILN were limited. PATIENTS AND

methodsThirty consecutive vulvar carcinoma patients were treated using external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) for definitive disease (n=25) or postoperatively (n=5). Twenty-four (80%) had squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Tumor stages (2002 UICC) ranged from 0 to IVB, with no distant metastases.

resultsThe median total prescribed dose for primary tumor was 64.8 Gy. The 2-year overall survival rate was 25.3%. The outcome was significantly better in patients with ILNs<30 mm (p=0.005) and patients receiving prescribed doses >60 Gy (p=0.002).

conclusionsILN diameters ≤30 mm and prescribed doses over 60 Gy were associated with ILN control in patients with vulvar carcinoma.

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AgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, Squamous CellFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansInguinal CanalLymph NodesMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPrognosisRadiotherapyRetrospective StudiesSurvival RateVulvar Neoplasms3-dimensional radiation therapyexternal beam radiation therapygynecologic malignanciesinguinal lymph nodeVulvar carcinoma

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PMID31882493
PMCPMC6984069
OpenAlexW2997433857

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