@article{3054383,
    title = "Prognostic factors for survival in invasive squamous cell vulvar
carcinoma: A univariate analysis",
    author = "Kouvaris, J and Kouloulias, V and Loghis, C and Sykiotis, C and and Balafouta, M and Vlahos, L",
    journal = "Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation",
    year = "2001",
    volume = "51",
    number = "4",
    pages = "262-265",
    publisher = "Karger",
    issn = "0378-7346, 1423-002X",
    doi = "10.1159/000058061",
    keywords = "squamous cell; vulvar carcinoma; prognostic factors; univariate
analysis; overall survival",
    abstract = "The charts of 50 women with invasive squamous cell vulvar carcinoma were
reviewed retrospectively, and pathologic, medical and life style factors
were analyzed for their possible influence on survival using the Cox
regression univariate model. The median age of the cohort was 73.5
years. The patient distribution according to stage was as follows: stage
I: 17; stage II: 16; stage III: 12, and stage IVa: 5 patients. The
median follow-up was 61 months. The univariate analysis revealed that
the overall survival was decreased by age greater than or equal to 73.5
years (p = 0.0185), advanced stage (p = 0.0026), grade III
differentiation (p < 0.0001), ulcerative type of the tumor (p = 0.0055),
tumor diameter > 40 mm (p = 0.0053), obesity (p = 0.011), smoking (p =
0.0177), diabetes (p = 0.0122) and hypertension (p = 0.044), but not
with clitoral involvement. Copyright (C) 2001 S. Karger AG. Basel."
}