Reducing the radicality of surgery for vulvar cancer: are smaller margins safe?

CONCLUSIONS: A surgical resection margin of 2-3mm does not appear to be associated with a higher rate of local recurrence than the widely used limit of 8mm. As such the traditional practice of reexcision or adjuvant radiotherapy on the basis of 'close' surgical margins alone needs to be closely evaluated, since the attendant morbidity associated with these procedures may not be outweighed by oncological benefit. PMID: 33306289 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Minerva Ginecologica - Category: OBGYN Tags: Minerva Ginecol Source Type: research