Treatment options for locally recurrent vulvar cancer
Authors:
Ndukwe M. 1; Práznovec I. 1; Štěpán M. 1; Sirák I. 2; Fibír A. 3; Špaček J. 1
Authors‘ workplace:
Porodnická a gynekologická klinika LF UK a FN Hradec Králové
1; Klinika onkologie a radioterapie LF UK a FN Hradec Králové
2; Chirurgická klinika LF UK a FN Hradec Králové
3
Published in:
Ceska Gynekol 2021; 86(4): 246-248
Category:
Case Report
doi:
https://doi.org/10.48095/cccg2021246
Overview
Objective: Summarizing of treatment options for locally recurrent vulvar cancer in patients after previous complex oncological treatment and presenting a case report from our department. Methods: Presenting a case report of a patient after previous complex oncological treatment for spinocellular cancer of the vulva who presented with a locally recurrent tumor. The patient was treated with a wide radical local excision of the tumor followed by a posterior thigh flap graft. Conclusion: Surgical intervention is the primary mode of treatment in locally recurrent cancers of the vulva. Wide radical local excision as a mode of treatment can be optimized by the use of grafts aiding in wound healing.
Keywords:
recurrent vulvar cancer – wide radical local excision – graft transplant – brachytherapy – Chemotherapy – Chemoradiotherapy
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