Book contents
- 50 Big Debates in Gynecologic Oncology
- 50 Big Debates in Gynecologic Oncology
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Section I Perioperative Management
- Section II Screening, Prevention, and Early Diagnosis
- Section III Ovarian Cancer
- Section IV Endometrial Cancer
- Section V Cervical Cancer
- Section VI Vaginal and Vulvar Cancer
- Debate 48A Should the Subsequent Management of Patients with Vulvar Cancer and a Positive Sentinel Lymph Node be Complete Groin Lymph Node Dissection or Radiation Therapy?
- Debate 48B Should the Subsequent Management of Patients with Vulvar Cancer and a Positive Sentinel Lymph Node be Complete Groin Lymph Node Dissection or Radiation Therapy?
- Debate 49A What is the Best Treatment for Stage I Vulvar Squamous Cell Carcinoma with either a Close or Positive Surgical Margin?
- Debate 49B What is the Best Treatment for Stage I Vulvar Squamous Cell Carcinoma with either a Close or Positive Surgical Margin?
- Debate 50A Should Adjuvant Radiation be Given to Women with Single Node Positive Vulvar Cancer?
- Debate 50B Should Adjuvant Radiation Therapy be Given to Patients with Single Node Positive Vulvar Cancer?
- Debate 51A Is Pelvic Exenteration an Option for a Pelvic Recurrence of a Vulvar/Vaginal Melanoma after Previous Radiation Therapy?
- Debate 51B Is Pelvic Exenteration an Option for a Pelvic Recurrence of a Vulvar/Vaginal Melanoma after Previous Radiation Therapy?
- Index
- References
Debate 51B - Is Pelvic Exenteration an Option for a Pelvic Recurrence of a Vulvar/Vaginal Melanoma after Previous Radiation Therapy?
No
from Section VI - Vaginal and Vulvar Cancer
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 July 2023
- 50 Big Debates in Gynecologic Oncology
- 50 Big Debates in Gynecologic Oncology
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Section I Perioperative Management
- Section II Screening, Prevention, and Early Diagnosis
- Section III Ovarian Cancer
- Section IV Endometrial Cancer
- Section V Cervical Cancer
- Section VI Vaginal and Vulvar Cancer
- Debate 48A Should the Subsequent Management of Patients with Vulvar Cancer and a Positive Sentinel Lymph Node be Complete Groin Lymph Node Dissection or Radiation Therapy?
- Debate 48B Should the Subsequent Management of Patients with Vulvar Cancer and a Positive Sentinel Lymph Node be Complete Groin Lymph Node Dissection or Radiation Therapy?
- Debate 49A What is the Best Treatment for Stage I Vulvar Squamous Cell Carcinoma with either a Close or Positive Surgical Margin?
- Debate 49B What is the Best Treatment for Stage I Vulvar Squamous Cell Carcinoma with either a Close or Positive Surgical Margin?
- Debate 50A Should Adjuvant Radiation be Given to Women with Single Node Positive Vulvar Cancer?
- Debate 50B Should Adjuvant Radiation Therapy be Given to Patients with Single Node Positive Vulvar Cancer?
- Debate 51A Is Pelvic Exenteration an Option for a Pelvic Recurrence of a Vulvar/Vaginal Melanoma after Previous Radiation Therapy?
- Debate 51B Is Pelvic Exenteration an Option for a Pelvic Recurrence of a Vulvar/Vaginal Melanoma after Previous Radiation Therapy?
- Index
- References
Summary
Patients with vulvovaginal melanoma should not be considered for pelvic exenteration except possibly as a last resort in very rare, highly select cases. Instead, these patients may be best treated with a combination of hypofractionated radiation therapy and immunotherapy.
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- 50 Big Debates in Gynecologic Oncology , pp. 310 - 312Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023