Table 2.
Clinical and histological characteristics of patients included
| Characteristic | All patients (n = 160) |
|---|---|
| Age, year | 70.6 ± 12.6 (16–96) |
| Clinical presentation | |
| cN0 | 96 (60.0) |
| cN+ | 64 (40.0) |
| Histotype | |
| Squamous | 143 (89.4) |
| Other | 17 (10.6) |
| FIGO stage 2009 [23] | |
| I | 86 (53.8) |
| II | 4 (2.5) |
| III (a–c) | 57 (35.6) |
| IV | 13 (8.1) |
| IVA | 2 (1.2) |
| IVB | 11 (6.8) |
| Focality* | |
| Unifocal | 142/157 (90.4) |
| Multifocal | 15/157 (9.6) |
| Size of primary lesion** | |
| < 40 mm | 102/155 (65.8) |
| ≥ 40 mm | 53/155 (34.2) |
| Grading† | |
| G1 | 12/154 (7.8) |
| G2 | 105/154 (68.2) |
| G3 | 27/154 (17.5) |
| Not applicable | 10/154 (6.5) |
| Vulvar surgery | |
| Partial | 44 (27.5) |
| Simple | 15 (9.4) |
| Radical | 89 (55.6) |
| Ultraradical | 12 (7.5) |
| Inguinal LN surgery | |
| SNB | 33 (20.6) |
| IFL | 120 (75) |
| SNB + IFL | 7 (4.4) |
| Unilateral | 24 (15.0) |
| Bilateral | 136 (85.0) |
| Pelvic LN surgery | |
| SNB | 16 (45.7) |
| PL | 19 (54.3) |
| Monolateral | 28 (80.0) |
| Bilateral | 7 (20.0) |
Results are presented as n (%) and mean ± SD (range) for qualitative and quantitative characteristics, respectively. cN0, clinically/ultrasonography negative; cN+, clinically/ultrasonography positive; SNB, sentinel node biopsy; IFL, inguinofemoral lymphadenectomy; PL, pelvic lymphadenectomy
*Information available for 157 patients
**Information available for 155 patients
†Information available for 154 patients