Treatment of Recurrent Vulvar Cancer

For information about the treatments listed below, see the Treatment Option Overview section.

Treatment of locally recurrent vulvar cancer may include:

• surgery (wide local excision) with or without radiation therapy
• surgery (radical vulvectomy and pelvic exenteration)
• chemotherapy and radiation therapy with or without surgery
• radiation therapy with or without chemotherapy
• radiation therapy and surgery
• radiation therapy as palliative treatment to relieve symptoms and improve quality of life

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