Radiotherapy Versus Inguinofemoral Lymphadenectomy as Treatment for Vulvar Cancer Patients With Micrometastases in the Sentinel Node: Results of GROINSS-V II

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Authors

Maaike H.M. Oonk · University Medical Center Groningen

Brian M. Slomovitz · Mount Sinai Medical Center

Peter Baldwin · Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Helena C. van Doorn · Erasmus MC Cancer Institute

Jacobus van der Velden · Amsterdam University Medical Centers

Joanne A. de Hullu · Radboud University Nijmegen

Katja N. Gaarenstroom

Abstract

Inguinofemoral radiotherapy is a safe alternative for IFL in patients with SN micrometastases, with minimal morbidity. For patients with SN macrometastasis, radiotherapy with a total dose of 50 Gy resulted in more isolated groin recurrences compared with IFL.

Topics & Keywords

Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volume 39, Issue 32, pp. 3623-3632

DOI: 10.1200/jco.21.00006

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