Concurrent radiation and chemotherapy in vulvar carcinoma

Gynecologic Oncology
G M ThomasA Fyles

Abstract

Between June 1984 and February 1988 the role of radiation with concurrent infusional 5-fluorouracil with or without mitomycin C (CT-RT) was examined in 33 patients with vulvar cancer. The median duration of follow-up is 16 months (range 5 to 45 months). Nine received adjuvant postsurgical CT-RT and none has relapsed in the radiation field. Seven are alive disease free. Two have died of distant metastases. Of the 9 receiving definitive primary CT-RT, 6 had initial complete response with subsequent vulvar relapse developing in 3. Seven of the 9 remain disease free after CT-RT alone (in 3) or with the addition of a local excision of residual or recurrent disease (in 6). One patient did not respond to CT-RT and required a radical vulvectomy and groin node dissection. Fifteen received CT-RT for disease recurrence following primary surgery. Disease was present in the vulva only in 11, vulva and inguinal nodes in 1 and nodes only in 3. Eight of the 15 had a complete response and no relapses occurred in the treated sites. Four of the 8 dying of disease developed pulmonary metastases. Serious late complications developed in 2 patients, 1 avascular hip necrosis and 1 proctitis requiring a defunctioning colostomy. CT-RT appears tolerable ...Continue Reading

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