Treatment of Stage III Vulvar Cancer

For information about the treatments listed below, see the Treatment Option Overview section.

Treatment of stage III vulvar cancer may include:

• surgery (modified radical vulvectomy or radical vulvectomy with removal of lymph nodes in the groin and upper thigh) with or without radiation therapy
• radiation therapy or chemotherapy and radiation therapy followed by surgery
• radiation therapy with or without chemotherapy

Use our clinical trial search to find NCI-supported cancer clinical trials that are accepting patients. You can search for trials based on the type of cancer, the age of the patient, and where the trials are being done. General information about clinical trials is also available.