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==Proctosigmoidoscopy== | ==Proctosigmoidoscopy== | ||
This test may be done if the vaginal cancer is large and/or in the part of the vagina next to the rectum and colon. Proctosigmoidoscopy looks at the rectum and part of the colon. It’s done to check for spread of vaginal cancer to these organs. In this procedure a thin, flexible, lighted tube is put into the rectum. Any areas that look suspicious will be biopsied. This test may be somewhat uncomfortable, but it should not be painful. | This test may be done if the vaginal cancer is large and/or in the part of the vagina next to the rectum and colon<ref name="pmid13594703">{{cite journal |vauthors=DAY E |title=The importance of vaginal cervical smears and of proctosigmoidoscopy in the cancer detection examination |journal=Acta Unio Int Contra Cancrum |volume=14 |issue=5 |pages=709–13 |date=1958 |pmid=13594703 |doi= |url=}}</ref>. Proctosigmoidoscopy looks at the rectum and part of the colon. It’s done to check for spread of vaginal cancer to these organs. In this procedure a thin, flexible, lighted tube is put into the rectum. Any areas that look suspicious will be biopsied. This test may be somewhat uncomfortable, but it should not be painful. | ||
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Endoscopic Test
These endoscopy procedures are not used often for women with vaginal cancer, but they may be needed in certain cases.
Proctosigmoidoscopy
This test may be done if the vaginal cancer is large and/or in the part of the vagina next to the rectum and colon[1]. Proctosigmoidoscopy looks at the rectum and part of the colon. It’s done to check for spread of vaginal cancer to these organs. In this procedure a thin, flexible, lighted tube is put into the rectum. Any areas that look suspicious will be biopsied. This test may be somewhat uncomfortable, but it should not be painful.