Open AccessIrradiation and Bleomycin in the Treatment of Inoperable Vulval Carcinoma
Author(s) -
Iversen T.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016348209156555
Subject(s) - medicine , bleomycin , vulva , surgery , radiation therapy , carcinoma , basal cell , lymphadenectomy , lung , chemotherapy , cancer
. Fifteen patients with inoperable squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva were treated with Bleomycin and irradiation. Only 2 patients were also treated with vulvectomy and bilateral lymphadenectomy 2 weeks later. One patient survived more than 4 years without signs of recurrence, another survived 2½ years and 2 more 18 and 12 months respectively. The rest died less than 6 months after the treatment. Three patients developed signs of lung fibrosis. Bleomycin and irradiation may render a tumor operable, but in most cases this regime merely aims at palliation.