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==Overveiw==
[[Transvaginal ultrasound]] can be used for [[staging]] of cervical cancer. It can provide great accuracy in detecting [[bladder]] involvement or distant [[metastasis]] in [[abdomen]].


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==Ultrasound==
:* hypoechoic, heterogeneous mass involving the [[cervix]]
* Transvaginal color Doppler [[ultrasound]] can be used in predicting response to [[chemotherapy]] in women with cervical cancer.
:* may show increased vascularity on colour Doppler
* [[Doppler ultrasound]] can pedict tumor volume based on [[angiogenesis]], intramural vascularization and [[hemodynamic]] flow.
:* although cervical cancer is staged clinically, ultrasound can be a useful adjunct by showing
 
:* size (<4 cm or >4 cm)
* [[Transvaginal ultrasound]] also is helpful in detecting small size [[tumor]] and invasion to [[Lymph nodes|lymph nod]]<nowiki/>[[Lymph nodes|e]]<nowiki/>s.
:* parametrial invasion
:* tumour invasion into the [[vagina]]
:* tumor invasion into adjacent organs
:* [[hydronephrosis]]: implies stage IIIB tumour.


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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Nima Nasiri, M.D.[2]

Overveiw

Transvaginal ultrasound can be used for staging of cervical cancer. It can provide great accuracy in detecting bladder involvement or distant metastasis in abdomen.

Ultrasound

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