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BACKGROUND
Fanconi's anemia (FA), an autosomal-recessive aplastic anemia, was first described in 1927. Patients usually die from complications of pancytopenia. The longer patients survive the underlying anemia, the higher the risk of other cancers, particularly leukemias, hepatocellular cancer and
BACKGROUND
No standard treatment options are available for patients with advanced, recurrent or metastatic vulvar carcinoma not amenable for locoregional treatment.
METHODS
In this phase II study, patients with advanced vulvar cancer received paclitaxel (Taxol) every 3 weeks for up to 10 cycles.
OBJECTIVE
The aggressive surgical strategy adopted for vulvar cancer is related to a high complication rate, usually consisting in infections and wound breakdown. Considering that platelet gel concentrate improves reparation of cutaneous lesions, the aim of the current retrospective study was to
Persistent or recurrent squamous malignancies of the female genital tract are usually incurable by conventional therapy, and results of single agent chemotherapy have been disappointing. We undertook this study to confirm a previously reported response rate of 69%, using a regimen of bleomycin 30U,
OBJECTIVE
Three-dimensional (3D) printing technology allows physicians to rapidly create customized devices for patients. We report our initial clinical experience using this technology to create custom applicators for vaginal brachytherapy.
METHODS
Three brachytherapy patients with unique clinical