title: Primary endodermal sinus tumor of the vulva in a 52-year-old woman with long-term survival: a case report.
abstract: A postmenopausal 52-year-old Japanese woman with a 5-month history of a right labial tumor was referred to the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. The resected tumor had been diagnosed as a primary endodermal sinus tumor of the vulva with pT2N0M0 in 2001. Six courses of adjuvant chemotherapy using bleomycin, etoposide and cisplatin were administered. The patient was free of recurrence or metastasis 67 months after the initial treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Niwa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Onogi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tamaya
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001761:Bleomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005047:Etoposide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D017741:Survivors; D014846:Vulvar Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D001761:Bleomycin; D005047:Etoposide; D002945:Cisplatin