Squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva with bulky positive groin nodes - Nodal debulking versus full groin dissection prior to radiation therapy

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 154-158

  Hyde, S E ^a   Valmadre, S ^b   Hacker, N F ^b   Schilthuis, M S ^c   Grant, P T ^a   Van Der Velden, J ^c  

^a MERCY HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (Australia)

^b ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (Australia)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Lymphadenopathy; Radiotherapy; Vulvar carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOREDUCTIVE SURGERY; DATA BASE; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INGUINAL LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MORBIDITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; VULVA CARCINOMA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; VULVAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33846811634     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: 15251438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1438.2006.00769.x     Document Type: Article

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