[Clinical case of the month. The role of radiotherapy for the treatment of advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva. Case report and review of the literature]

Rev Med Liege. 2013 Jul-Aug;68(7-8):391-5.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva is treated with concomitant chemoradiotherapy if surgery is too mutilating and/or implies the use of stomy. We report in this paper, the unusual case of a young patient treated successfully with this non-surgical approach.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / pathology
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / therapy*
  • Chemoradiotherapy*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Vulvar Neoplasms / pathology
  • Vulvar Neoplasms / therapy*