Abstract
Objective. In 2008 GROINSS-V-I, the largest validation trial on the sentinel node (SN) procedure in vulvar cancer, showed that application of the SN-procedure in patients with early-stage vulvar cancer is safe. The current study aimed to evaluate long-term follow-up of these patients regarding recurrences and survival. Methods. From 2000 until 2006 GROINSS-V-I included 377 patients with unifocal squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva (T1,
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 8-14 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Gynecologic Oncology |
Volume | 140 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan-2016 |
Keywords
- Vulvar cancer
- Sentinel node
- Long-term follow-up
- SQUAMOUS-CELL CARCINOMA
- RECURRENCE
- MULTICENTER
- SURVIVAL
- PATTERNS
- BIOPSY
- WOMEN