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Carcinoma of the Vulva

Influence of Radical Operation on Cure Rate

HUGH M. SHINGLETON, MD, FACOG^*, WESLEY C. FOWLER, Jr., MD, LEONARD PALUMBO, MD, FACOG¹ and GARY G. KOCH, PhD¹

¹From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC
¹From the Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC
*Division of Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham, Ala.
Clinical Cancer Trainee

Abstract

The clinical features, treatment, and results in a series of 78 patients with vulvar malignancies are presented. Appropriate statistical methods are used to evaluate the effect of radical operation on survival rates. The results obtained demonstrate that more aggressive surgical management can result in significantly better cure rates than previously achieved.