Surgery for vulvar cancer.
In recent years, data have been accumulated regarding risk factors for metastatic potential and have improved the understanding of the pathways and frequency of lymphatic dissemination. Proper application of this information allows individualization of treatment to obtain optimal cure rates with minimum morbidity in patients with vulvar malignancy.
Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, Georgia.
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D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D014846:Vulvar Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*