2012
DOI: 10.5114/pm.2012.30248
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Radical interstitial HDR brachytherapy in treatment of recurrent vulvar cancer: a case study

Abstract: SummaryBackground: Recurrences in vulvar cancer are a very important problem. It is estimated that even in multimodality treatment, about 10-20% of patients with the early stage and 50-70% with the advanced disease will develop recurrences. Interstitial High Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy as a "boost" or as a sole treatment is one of the possible techniques in local failures in vulvar cancer therapy.Case report: We report a case of a vulvar cancer local recurrence in a 90-year-old patient after primary surgery … Show more

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“…Interstitial brachytherapy is one of the possible treatment modalities in selected patients. Vulvar cancer represents approximately 4-5% of all gynecological tumors [1,2,3]. It is usually classified into two groups: the first is associated with human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and usually occurs in younger patients; the second is not HPV associated and is observed mostly in elderly patients with 'lichen sclerosus' as a predisposing risk factor [2,4].…”
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“…Interstitial brachytherapy is one of the possible treatment modalities in selected patients. Vulvar cancer represents approximately 4-5% of all gynecological tumors [1,2,3]. It is usually classified into two groups: the first is associated with human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and usually occurs in younger patients; the second is not HPV associated and is observed mostly in elderly patients with 'lichen sclerosus' as a predisposing risk factor [2,4].…”
Section: Purposementioning
confidence: 99%