It is important to have regular follow-up exams to check for recurrent vulvar cancer. Treatment of recurrent vulvar cancer may include the following:

• Wide local excision with or without radiation therapy.
• Radical vulvectomy and pelvic exenteration.
• Radiation therapy and chemotherapy given during the same period of time, with or without surgery.
• Radiation therapy followed by surgery or chemotherapy.
• Radiation therapy as palliative treatment to relieve symptoms and improve quality of life.
• A clinical trial of a new treatment.

Check for U.S. clinical trials from NCI's PDQ Cancer Clinical Trials Registry that are now accepting patients with recurrent vulvar cancer.

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