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==Overview==
A [[CT scan]] for vulvar cancer may be helpful in determination of [[tumor]] size, tumor shape, and to detect [[metastasis]] of vulvar cancer.


 
== Pelvic CT scan==
 
A [[CT scan]] for vulvar cancer may be helpful in determination of [[tumor]] size, tumor shape, and to detect [[metastasis]] of vulvar cancer.<ref name="xyz">Vulvar Cancer. American Cancer Society. http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/cid/documents/webcontent/003147-pdf.pdf on October 1, 2015</ref>
CT is performed to detect metastases of vulvar cancer to lymph nodes and other areas of the body.
 
A CT scan for vulvar cancer is usually used to help determine the size and shape of the tumor, or to see if the cancer has spread to lymph nodes or other areas of the body.
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Overview

A CT scan for vulvar cancer may be helpful in determination of tumor size, tumor shape, and to detect metastasis of vulvar cancer.

Pelvic CT scan

A CT scan for vulvar cancer may be helpful in determination of tumor size, tumor shape, and to detect metastasis of vulvar cancer.[1]

References

  1. Vulvar Cancer. American Cancer Society. http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/cid/documents/webcontent/003147-pdf.pdf on October 1, 2015