Low incidence of pulmonary metastases in vulvar cancer patients: limited value of routine chest imaging based on a cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the incidence of pulmonary metastases in the preoperative work-up of patients with primary vulvar squamous cell carcinoma (SCC).

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Setting

Tertiary referral centre.

Population

Patients treated for primary vulvar SCC from 2000 to 2018.

Methods

The pre-operative chest imaging of 452 consecutively treated patients was documented with a minimal follow-up period of 2 years.

Mean outcome measures

Incidence of pulmonary metastases, frequency of chest imaging and subsequent coincidental findings.

Results

In total, 80.8% of patients underwent pre-operative chest imaging. Seven patients (1.9%), with a median tumour size of 80 mm, presented with pulmonary metastases. None of the patients with earl

SUBMITTER: Pleunis N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9290465 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature