Cancers, Vol. 15, Pages 3844: Selective Removal of Only Clinically Suspicious Positive Lymph Nodes Instead of a Complete Inguino-Femoral Lymph Node Dissection in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Vulva

Conclusion. This retrospective study in a cohort of women with vulvar cancer corroborates previous smaller studies that have shown that the selective removal of suspicious inguinal nodes yields similar oncological outcomes compared with patients matched for important prognostic variables and treated with a complete IFL when both are followed by radiotherapy.

Source: Cancers - July 28, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Guus Fons Nikki B. Thuijs Ming Tjiong Lukas J. A. Stalpers Jacobus van der Velden Tags: Article Source Type: research