{"title":"Identification and Management of Late toxicities after Radiotherapy for Vulvar Cancer.","authors":"Cristina DeCesaris, Sabrina Bedell, David Gaffney, Gita Suneja, Lindsay Burt, Jeffrey Brower","doi":"10.1016/j.prro.2025.05.010","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Vulvar cancer is a rare malignancy, with an estimated 6.900 cases diagnosed in 2024, though incidence has been rising in recent years<sup>1</sup>. Radiation plays a critical role in definitive and adjuvant management, however late toxicities including pelvic insufficiency fractures (PIFs), anal/fecal incontinence, sexual dysfunction, cutaneous and sub-cutaneous fibrosis, and lymphedema may significantly impact quality of life in long-term survivors. This article will describe the most commonly encountered late radiation-induced toxicities seen in the management of vulvar cancers and provide practical guidance regarding work-up, and evidence-based management.</p>","PeriodicalId":54245,"journal":{"name":"Practical Radiation Oncology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4000,"publicationDate":"2025-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Practical Radiation Oncology","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prro.2025.05.010","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 is a rare malignancy, with an estimated 6.900 cases diagnosed in 2024, though incidence has been rising in recent years1. Radiation plays a critical role in definitive and adjuvant management, however late toxicities including pelvic insufficiency fractures (PIFs), anal/fecal incontinence, sexual dysfunction, cutaneous and sub-cutaneous fibrosis, and lymphedema may significantly impact quality of life in long-term survivors. This article will describe the most commonly encountered late radiation-induced toxicities seen in the management of vulvar cancers and provide practical guidance regarding work-up, and evidence-based management.
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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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