Patient, tumor, and health system factors affecting groin node dissection rates in vulvar carcinoma: A population-based cohort study

OBJECTIVE: To determine the rate of groin node dissection (GND) for invasive vulvar carcinoma in a population-based cohort, and the patient, tumor, or health system factors associated with having this procedure. METHODS: This retrospective population-based cohort includes all cases of invasive squamous cell carcinoma identified in the provincial cancer registry from 1998 to 2007. Chart abstraction was completed for all clinical and pathologic …