Primary Vaginal Cancer
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Surgery can be proposed in superficial and limited disease of the upper third of the vagina or close to the vulva, particularly in young patients. In more extensive tumours, surgery often requires multivisceral sacrifice. (15) For this reason, the majority of patients are treated with definitive irradiation combining external beam irradiation and brachytherapy. (12,21,22) For patients presenting with small volume well circumscribed disease, brachytherapy alone may be indicated. (8)
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