Vulvar Cancer in the North of Israel
Purpose: This is a population study of patients who were treated for vulvar cancer in a tertiary center in northern Israel, aimed to report clinical findings, treatment, and outcome. Methods: A retrospective chart review of all medical records of consecutive patients who were treated for vulvar c...
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| author | Orit Kaidar-Person Nour Ibrahim Amnon Amit Roxolyana Bortnyak-Abdah |
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| description | Purpose: This is a population study of patients who were treated for vulvar cancer in a tertiary center in northern Israel, aimed to report clinical findings, treatment, and outcome.
Methods: A retrospective chart review of all medical records of consecutive patients who were treated for vulvar cancer in the years 1993–2012 was conducted. Data extracted from the medical records included demographics, histology, size of lesion, stage of disease at diagnosis, type of treatment, radiation dose, follow-up, recurrence, and survival.
Results: The study included 44 patients with a median age of 69.8 years (range, 42–93 years). Thirty-five (79.5%) of the patients were of Jewish descent, five were Arabic, and four were of other descent. The most common histology type was squamous cell carcinoma in 35 (79.5%) patients. Most patients were staged FIGO II–III at time of diagnosis. Surgery was the most common primary treatment modality (54.2%). Twenty-three (52.2%) patients had recurrent disease. Older age and more advanced stage at diagnosis were associated with increased mortality.
Conclusion: Vulvar cancer is common among elderly women with co-morbidities who present in advanced disease stage; all these factors are significant for survival. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9bb0ddd11a8d4b4ba6feb83b6316c1152022-12-22T03:09:20ZengRambam Health Care CampusRambam Maimonides Medical Journal2076-91722014-07-0153e002210.5041/RMMJ.10156Vulvar Cancer in the North of IsraelOrit Kaidar-Person0Nour Ibrahim1Amnon Amit2Roxolyana Bortnyak-Abdah3Division of Oncology, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, IsraelDivision of Oncology, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, IsraelGyneco-Oncology Unit, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, IsraelDivision of Oncology, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, IsraelPurpose: This is a population study of patients who were treated for vulvar cancer in a tertiary center in northern Israel, aimed to report clinical findings, treatment, and outcome. Methods: A retrospective chart review of all medical records of consecutive patients who were treated for vulvar cancer in the years 1993–2012 was conducted. Data extracted from the medical records included demographics, histology, size of lesion, stage of disease at diagnosis, type of treatment, radiation dose, follow-up, recurrence, and survival. Results: The study included 44 patients with a median age of 69.8 years (range, 42–93 years). Thirty-five (79.5%) of the patients were of Jewish descent, five were Arabic, and four were of other descent. The most common histology type was squamous cell carcinoma in 35 (79.5%) patients. Most patients were staged FIGO II–III at time of diagnosis. Surgery was the most common primary treatment modality (54.2%). Twenty-three (52.2%) patients had recurrent disease. Older age and more advanced stage at diagnosis were associated with increased mortality. Conclusion: Vulvar cancer is common among elderly women with co-morbidities who present in advanced disease stage; all these factors are significant for survival.http://rmmj.org.il/Pages/ArticleHTM.aspx?manuId=409Chemotherapyradiotherapysurgeryvulvar cancer |
| spellingShingle | Orit Kaidar-Person Nour Ibrahim Amnon Amit Roxolyana Bortnyak-Abdah Vulvar Cancer in the North of Israel Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal Chemotherapy radiotherapy surgery vulvar cancer |
| title | Vulvar Cancer in the North of Israel |
| title_full | Vulvar Cancer in the North of Israel |
| title_fullStr | Vulvar Cancer in the North of Israel |
| title_full_unstemmed | Vulvar Cancer in the North of Israel |
| title_short | Vulvar Cancer in the North of Israel |
| title_sort | vulvar cancer in the north of israel |
| topic | Chemotherapy radiotherapy surgery vulvar cancer |
| url | http://rmmj.org.il/Pages/ArticleHTM.aspx?manuId=409 |
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