Prognosis factors in cancer of the vulva.
A series of factors and its possible influence on the prognosis of cancer of the vulva are analyzed. In the present study 71 patients were studied. We have been able to establish that the main prognosis factor of cancer of the vulva is, beyond doubt, the presence of lymph node metastasis, since in absence of lymph node affection due to the cancer, survival was 100%, after five years, in those patients having positive lymph nodes, survival was 92.5% after the first year, 82.5% after three years and 70% after five years.
Garcia Iglesias
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Dep. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Salamanca, Spain.
Tejerizo López
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Garcia Sánchez
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Hernández Hernández
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Velasco Martín
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Lanchares Peréz
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D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D016019:Survival Analysis; D014846:Vulvar Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology*