Primary carcinoma of the vagina. An analysis of 82 cases of squamous cell carcinoma.
Between 1949 and 1978, 82 patients with primary squamous cell carcinoma of the vagina were treated at the Universitäts-Frauenklinik Münster. The treatment consisted of a combination of intravaginal radium application and external beam radiation. The -5-year survival rate in patients with state I (FIGO) was 68.4%. None of the stage IV patients survived for more than 3 years.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014625:Vaginal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000532:radiotherapy