Vaginal cancer (staging)

Changed by Jeremy Jones, 16 Sep 2014

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The staging of primary vaginal cancer covers for all histological sub types and is as follows

FIGO staging system
  • stage 0: : carcinoma 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 mucosa and / or extension beyond the true pelvis
    • stage IVb: distant metastatic disease

See also

  • -<p>The staging of <a href="/articles/primary-vaginal-carcinoma" title="Primary vaginal cancer">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 for all histological sub types and is as follows</p><h5>FIGO staging system</h5><ul>
  • -<strong>stage 0</strong> : carcinoma in situ</li>
  • +<strong>stage 0:</strong> carcinoma in situ</li>
  • -<strong>stage I</strong> : tumour confined to vagina</li>
  • +<strong>stage I</strong>: tumour confined to vagina</li>
  • -<strong>stage II</strong> : invasion of paravaginal tissues but no extension beyond pelvic side walls</li>
  • +<strong>stage II</strong>: invasion of paravaginal tissues but no extension beyond pelvic side walls</li>
  • -<strong>stage III</strong> : extension to pelvic side walls</li>
  • +<strong>stage III</strong>: extension to pelvic side walls</li>
  • -<strong>stage IV</strong> : spread beyond the true pelvis
  • -<ul>
  • +<strong>stage IV</strong>: spread beyond the true pelvis<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>
  • -<strong>stage IVb</strong> : distant metastatic disease</li>
  • +<strong>stage IVb</strong>: distant metastatic disease</li>
  • -</ul><h4>See also</h4><ul><li><a href="/articles/figo-staging-system" title="FIGO staging system">FIGO staging system</a></li></ul>
  • +</ul><h4>See also</h4><ul><li><a href="/articles/figo-staging-system">FIGO staging system</a></li></ul>

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