Japan Society of Gynecologic Oncology guidelines 2015 for the treatment of vulvar cancer and vaginal cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Vulvar cancer and vaginal cancer are relatively rare tumors, and there had been no established treatment principles or guidelines to treat these rare tumors in Japan. The first version of the Japan Society of Gynecologic Oncology (JSGO) guidelines for the treatment of vulvar cancer and vaginal cancer was published in 2015 in Japanese.

Objective

The JSGO committee decided to publish the English version of the JSGO guidelines worldwide, and hope it will be a useful guide to physicians in a similar situation as in Japan.

Methods

The guideline was created according to the basic principles in creating the guidelines of JSGO.

Results

The guidelines consist of five chapters and five algorithms. Prior to the first chapter, basic items are described including

SUBMITTER: Saito T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5882649 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature