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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[1].
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[2]. 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.
References
- ↑ He Y, Zhao Q, Geng YN, Yang SL, Yin CH, Wu YM (April 2017). "Clinical analysis of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia with vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia". Medicine (Baltimore). 96 (17): e6700. doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000006700. PMC 5413239. PMID 28445274.
- ↑ DAY E (1958). "The importance of vaginal cervical smears and of proctosigmoidoscopy in the cancer detection examination". Acta Unio Int Contra Cancrum. 14 (5): 709–13. PMID 13594703.