Vaginal cancer (staging)

Changed by Daniel J Bell, 11 Sep 2019

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The staging of primary vaginal cancercovers for covers all histological sub typessubtypes and is as follows

FIGO staging system
  • stage 0: carcinoma in situ
  • stage I: tumour confined to vagina
  • stage II: invasion of paravaginal tissues but no extension beyond pelvic side walls
  • stage III: extension to pelvic side walls
  • stage IV: spread beyond the true pelvis
    • stage IVa: invasion of bladder / rectal/rectal mucosa and / or/or extension beyond the true pelvis
    • stage IVb: distant metastatic disease

See also

  • -<p>The staging of <a href="/articles/primary-vaginal-carcinoma">primary vaginal cancer </a>covers for all histological sub types and is as follows</p><h5>FIGO staging system</h5><ul>
  • +<p>The staging of <a href="/articles/primary-vaginal-carcinoma">primary vaginal cancer</a> covers all histological subtypes and is as follows</p><h5>FIGO staging system</h5><ul>
  • -<strong>stage IVa</strong>: invasion of bladder / rectal mucosa and / or extension beyond the true pelvis</li>
  • +<strong>stage IVa</strong>: invasion of bladder/rectal mucosa and/or extension beyond the true pelvis</li>

Systems changed:

  • Oncology

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