Prognostic value of postoperative radiotherapy in patients with vulvar squamous carcinoma: findings based on the SEER database.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The role of postoperative radiotherapy in treating squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva remains controversial. This study evaluated the effect of radiotherapy on the survival of patients with postoperative squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva.

Methods

Clinical and prognostic information on patients diagnosed with vulvar squamous cell carcinoma from 2010 to 2015 was collected from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Prognosis (SEER) database. A propensity score matching (PSM) approach was used to balance the differences in clinicopathological characteristics between groups. The impact of postoperative radiotherapy on overall survival (OS) and disease-specific survival (DSS) was assessed.

Results

The study included 3571 patients with squamous cell carcinoma

SUBMITTER: Li M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10329365 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature