Fertility-sparing treatment of locally advanced vulvar squamous cell carcinoma in a young patient

Nujsaubnusi C Vue; Nicole B Gaulin; Zachary D Horne; Sharon Liang; Thomas C Krivak

doi:10.1016/j.gore.2022.101067

Fertility-sparing treatment of locally advanced vulvar squamous cell carcinoma in a young patient

Gynecol Oncol Rep. 2022 Sep 13:43:101067. doi: 10.1016/j.gore.2022.101067. eCollection 2022 Oct.

Authors

Nujsaubnusi C Vue¹, Nicole B Gaulin², Zachary D Horne³, Sharon Liang⁴, Thomas C Krivak⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
² Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY, USA.
³ Division of Radiation Oncology, Allegheny Health Network Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
⁴ Department of Surgical Pathology, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
⁵ Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Allegheny Health Network Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Abstract

•Locally advanced vulvar cancer has been diagnosed in a young patient who desires fertility.•Treatment of vulvar cancer in young patients will need to consider future reproductive planning.•Fertility-sparing radiation techniques for treatment of vulvar cancer are effective in achieving long-term disease control.

Publication types

Case Reports