Pré-Publication, Document De Travail Année : 2025

Impact of age on surgical excision margins for vulvar squamous cell carcinomas: A multicenter study by the francogyn group

L Ouldamer
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P.A. Bolze
T. Gauthier
O. Graesslin
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Introduction: Vulvar cancer is a rare cancer, it most often affects older women, with tumours of more advanced size and stage than in younger patients. The first-line treatment for vulvar cancer is surgery. Current European and American guidelines recommend negative histological margins. As tumor size is greater in older patients, the aim of this study was to assess the impact of patient age on surgical excision margins in squamous cell carcinomas of the vulva. Material and method: This was a retrospective multicenter observational study. A descriptive analysis of the population was performed and a univariate analysis was performed according to patient age. Survival data were plotted using the Kaplan-Meier method and compared using a log rank test. Survival was analyzed using a Cox model to calculate the Hazard Ratio. Results: Among the 547 patients included, there were 206 patients <65 years and 341 >= 65 years, including 135 >= 80 years. Median postoperative histological lesion size and interquartile range was greater in patients >65 years (30 mm [18-45] versus 26 mm [14-34], p < 0.001). Patients >= 65 years of age more often benefited from radical total vulvectomy (n = 103 (28.8 %) versus n = 44 (20.4 %), p = 0.03). However, negative surgical excision margins were identical between the 2 groups (n = 180 (87.4 %) versus n = 286 (83.9 %), p = 0.21). Revision surgery was performed more frequently in patients <65 years. Recurrence-free survival was better in patients aged <65 years (HR = 0.60; CI95 % (0.45-0.82), p = 0.001). Conclusion: Despite larger tumour size, age is not a factor influencing the achievement of negative excision margins in squamous cell carcinomas of the vulva, at the cost of more radical surgery.

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hal-04884030 , version 1 (13-02-2025)

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E. Raimond, C Ambroise, Y. Kerbage, L Ouldamer, S Bendifallah, et al.. Impact of age on surgical excision margins for vulvar squamous cell carcinomas: A multicenter study by the francogyn group. 2025. ⟨hal-04884030⟩
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