title: [A case of stage IVb vulvar cancer effectively treated by concurrent chemoradiotherapy with cisplatin].
abstract: A 72-year-old woman was hospitalized because of a 10 cm tumor in her right inguinal area. Furthermore, a 6 cm tumor mass was observed in her right vulva. Computed tomography revealed multiple swollen lymph nodes in the para-aortic and pelvic areas. On the basis of these findings, the patient was diagnosed with stage IVb squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva. Radiation therapy of 67.4 Gy/33 Fr was administered to the pelvis, inguinal area and vulva. Four courses of chemotherapy with cisplatin (40 mg/m(2)) were concurrently administered every week during radiation therapy. The response to chemoradiotherapy was assessed to be complete. The patient has been doing well without any recurrence for 24 months.
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, NTT Medical Center Tokyo, Japan.
authors: Asami
authors: A
authors: Uenoyama
authors: Ryo
authors: R
authors: Kitagawa
authors: Ayumi
authors: A
authors: Sato
authors: Kazunari
authors: K
authors: Kondo
authors: Nakako
authors: N
authors: Sato
authors: Kaoru
authors: K
authors: Tadauchi
authors: Masatoshi
authors: M
authors: Sugita
authors: Tatsuya
authors: T
authors: Toyoda
authors: Hajime
authors: H
authors: Tsunoda
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D012074:Remission Induction; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014846:Vulvar Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D002945:Cisplatin