{"title":"Vulvar Cancer: Histopathologic Considerations and Nuances to Management","authors":"Lindsay Burt MD , Elke Jarboe MD , David Gaffney MD, PhD , Gita Suneja , Cristina DeCesaris MD , Sabrina Bedell MD , Jeffrey Brower MD, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.prro.2024.07.008","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Vulvar cancer, although rare, poses significant challenges in diagnosis and treatment because of its histopathologic complexities and nuances. This paper reviewed key aspects of the management of vulvar cancer, focusing on histopathologic diagnosis, margin status interpretation, lymph node involvement assessment, and ongoing clinical trials.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54245,"journal":{"name":"Practical Radiation Oncology","volume":"15 1","pages":"Pages 86-92"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4000,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Practical Radiation Oncology","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1879850024002078","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"ONCOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Vulvar cancer, although rare, poses significant challenges in diagnosis and treatment because of its histopathologic complexities and nuances. This paper reviewed key aspects of the management of vulvar cancer, focusing on histopathologic diagnosis, margin status interpretation, lymph node involvement assessment, and ongoing clinical trials.
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The overarching mission of Practical Radiation Oncology is to improve the quality of radiation oncology practice. PRO''s purpose is to document the state of current practice, providing background for those in training and continuing education for practitioners, through discussion and illustration of new techniques, evaluation of current practices, and publication of case reports. PRO strives to provide its readers content that emphasizes knowledge "with a purpose." The content of PRO includes:
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