Purpose of the study: To evaluate minor prognostic factors in a patient pop
ulation with squamous cell vulvar carcinoma. with particular attention to a
ge. smoking, obesity and parity,
Methods: A total of 50 women with invasive squamous cell vulvar carcinoma w
ere retrospectively analyzed. Factors assessed for prognostic Value include
d age, obesity, diabetes, hypertension, smoking and parity.
Results: The log-rank test and the univariate regression analysis revealed
that all factors decreased the overall survival. In the multivariate regres
sion analysis only age, obesity, smoking and parity were independent predic
tors for survival. The relative risk of death for elderly and patients, obe
se smokers, and patients with more than three deliveries was 1.008, 1.159,
1.411 and 2.532, respectively. Hypertension and diabetes seemed to be quest
ionable prognostic factors.
Conclusion: Smokers, patients who had more than three children, body mass i
ndex > 27, and were older than 73 years had a poorer survival rate.