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ABSTRACT: Background
Up to 40% of vulvar cancer patients present with local recurrence within 10 years of follow-up. An inguinofemoral lymphadenectomy (IFL) is indicated if not performed at primary treatment. The incidence and risk factors for lymph node metastases (LNM) at first local recurrence, however, are unclear. Our aim was to determine the incidence of LNM at first local recurrence, in relation to previous groin treatment and clinicopathological factors.Methods
A multicenter cohort study including vulvar cancer patients with a first macroinvasive local recurrence after primary surgical treatment between 2000 and 2015 was conducted in the Netherlands. Groin status at local recurrence was defined as positive (N+), negative (N-) or unknown (N?) and based on histology, imaging and follow-up. Patient-, tumour- and treatment characteristics of primary and recurrent disease were analysed.Results
Overall, 16.3% (66/404) had a N+ groin status at first local recurrence, 66.4% (268/404) N- and 17.3% (70/404) N? groin status. The incidence of a N+ groin status was comparable after previous SLN and IFL, 11.5% and 13.8%, respectively. A N+ groin status was related to tumour size (25 vs.12 mm; P < 0.001), depth of invasion (5 vs. 3 mm; P < 0.001) and poorly differentiated tumours (22.9 vs. 11.9%; P = 0.050) at local recurrence.Conclusions
The incidence of LNM at first local recurrence in vulvar cancer patients was 16.3%, and independent of previous type of groin surgery. In accordance with primary diagnosis, tumour size, depth of invasion, and tumour grade were significantly associated with a positive groin status.
SUBMITTER: Pleunis N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10491599 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Pleunis Noortje N Pouwer Anne-Floor W AW Oonk Maaike H M MHM van Doorn Helena C HC Tjiong Ming Y MY van der Velden Jacobus J Zijlmans Henry H van Poelgeest Mariette I E MIE van Dorst Eleonora B EB Slangen Brigitte F M BFM Verhoef Lia C G LCG Pijnenborg Johanna M A JMA de Hullu Joanne A JA
British journal of cancer 20230728 6
<h4>Background</h4>Up to 40% of vulvar cancer patients present with local recurrence within 10 years of follow-up. An inguinofemoral lymphadenectomy (IFL) is indicated if not performed at primary treatment. The incidence and risk factors for lymph node metastases (LNM) at first local recurrence, however, are unclear. Our aim was to determine the incidence of LNM at first local recurrence, in relation to previous groin treatment and clinicopathological factors.<h4>Methods</h4>A multicenter cohort ...[more]