Vulvar cancer medical therapy

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

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Overview

Radiation therapy and chemotherapy are usually not a primary choice of therapy but may be used in selected cases of advanced vulvar cancer. medical therapy

Stage 0 Vulvar Cancer

• CO2 laser surgery and vaporization. A disadvantage of vaporization is that it does not provide tissue for histologic examination to confirm complete removal of the lesion and the absence of invasive disease.
• Ultrasonic surgical aspiration (USA).
• Topical imiquimod for patients wishing to avoid surgery.

Stage I Vulvar Cancer

• Radical radiation therapy for patients unable to tolerate surgery or deemed unsuitable for surgery because of site or extent of disease.

Stage II Vulvar Cancer

• For those few patients unable to tolerate radical surgery or deemed unsuitable for surgery because of site or extent of disease, radical radiation therapy may be associated with favorable survival