RADICAL VULVECTOMY AND GROIN NODE DISSECTION IN A PATIENT WITH CHRONIC NEUTROPENIA - MAINTENANCE OF LEUKOCYTE COUNT USING GRANULOCYTE-COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR

A patient was referred for consideration of radical surgery in the pre sence of chronic neutropenia. We report the successful maintenance of an adequate neutrophil count during the perioperative period using Gra nulocyte colony-stimulating factor (GCSF), resulting in successful pri mary healing of the wounds in the absence of infective complications. The use of GCSF in gynecology is briefly reviewed.