Vaginal cancer staging
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
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Overview
The process used to find out if cancer has spread within the vagina or to other parts of the body is called staging. The information gathered from the staging process determines the stage of the disease. It is important to know the stage in order to plan treatment. The following procedures may be used in the staging process
Staging
The Féderation Internationale de Gynécologie et d’Obstétrique (FIGO) and the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) have designated staging to define vaginal cancer; the FIGO system is most commonly used. The definitions of the AJCC's T, N, and M categories correspond to the stages accepted by FIGO.
FIGO
FIGO staging system (and modified World Health Organization [WHO] prognostic scoring system)
The FIGO staging system is as follows:
AJCC Stage Groupings
Stage 0
- Tis, N0, M0
Stage I
- T1, N0, M0
Stage II
- T2, N0, M0
Stage III
- T1, N1, M0
- T2, N1, M0
- T3, N0, M0
- T3, N1, M0
Stage IVA
- T4, any N, M0
Stage IVB
- Any T, any N, M1