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Carcinoma of the Vulva

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Radiation Oncology

Part of the book series: Medical Radiology ((Med Radiol Radiat Oncol))

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Carcinoma of the vulva is a relatively uncommon malignancy and accounts for 3%–5% of all gynecologic malignancies in the United States. Preservation of function, as well as anatomy, can be paramount in the decision-making process for the treatment of vulvar cancer. Except for diseases with very limited volume and extent that can be treated with surgical excision only, the majority of cases require multidisciplinary management. Radiation therapy plays a major role in the treatment of vulva cancer. Adjuvant radiotherapy is indicated in patients with certain risk factors of locoregional recurrence after surgery. For locally advanced disease or lesions with extension to the midline structures, concurrent chemotherapy +/- surgery is usually the preferred treatment choice.

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  1. Department of Radiation Oncology, Maimonides Cancer Center, 6300 Eighth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11220, USA

    Stephanie C. Han

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  1. Department of Radiation Oncology National University Cancer Institute of Singapore National University Health System, National University of Singapore, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore, 119074, Singapore

    Jiade J. Lu MD, MBA (Associate Professor and Consultant and Distinguished Clinical Professor) (Associate Professor and Consultant and Distinguished Clinical Professor)

  2. Department of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Hospital of Fudan University, 270 Dong An Road, Shanghai, 200232, P.R. China

    Jiade J. Lu MD, MBA (Associate Professor and Consultant and Distinguished Clinical Professor) (Associate Professor and Consultant and Distinguished Clinical Professor)

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    Luther W. Brady MD (Hylda Cohn/American Cancer Society Professor of Clinical Oncology, and Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology Distinguished University Professor) (Hylda Cohn/American Cancer Society Professor of Clinical Oncology, and Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology Distinguished University Professor)

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Han, S.C. (2008). Carcinoma of the Vulva. In: Lu, J.J., Brady, L.W. (eds) Radiation Oncology. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-77385-6_25

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