Vaginal cancer staging

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

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Overview

Vaginal cancer may be classified into 4 subtypes based on FIGO or AJCC.

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:

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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