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Table 1 Clinico-pathological characteristics, treatment details, and follow-up status of the previously published cases of sarcomatoid squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva.

From: Vulvar squamous cell carcinoma with sarcoma-like stroma: A case report and review of the literature

Author

No. cases

Age

FIGO Stage

Primary treatment

Pathological Node Status

Histologic Report

DFS

Overall Survival

Way [8]

6

-

-

Surgery

n.a.

Unusual epithelioma

-

Less than 4.5 years

Gosling [9]

2

-

-

Surgery

n.a

Spindled squamous carcinoma

-

-

Copas [13]

1

54

III

Radical vulvectomy with bilateral groin and pelvic lymphadenectomy followed by adjuvant CT and RT

+

Poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma

1 month

2-3 months

Steeper [4]

1

89

-

RT followed by simple vulvectomy

n.a.

Pseudosarcomatous squamous cell carcinoma

8 months

32 months

LiVolsi [10]

2

-

-

n.a.

n.a

Carcinoma with sarcomatoid features

-

-

Santeusanio [7]

1

77

IV

Radical vulvectomy with bilateral inguinal lymphadenectomy

+

Carcinoma with sarcoma-like features

15 days

1 month

Parham [6]

1

54

I

Local excision

n.a.

Mixed soft tissue sarcoma with atypical squamous cell

3 years

More than 6 years

Cooper [12]

1

73

III

Radical vulvectomy with bilateral inguinal lymphadenectomy

+

Sarcomatoid squamous cell carcinoma

5 months

-

Choi [3]

1

43

II

Local excision with bilateral inguinal lymphadenectomy

-

Sarcomatoid squamous cell carcinoma

Non evident disease

More than 2 years

Loizzi [11]

1

85

II

Radical vulvectomy with center inguinal lymphadenectomy

-

Carcinosarcoma

1 month

2 months

Present case

1

79

III

Radical vulvectomy with bilateral inguinal lymphadenectomy followed by CT

+

Sarcomatoid squamous cell carcinoma

1 month

18 months

  1. CT: chemotherapy; RT: radiation therapy