How is vaginal cancer diagnosed?

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Primary carcinoma of vagina is a kind of rare primary malignant tumor in vagina. It is usually secondary. Therefore, when finding vaginal cancer, we should first exclude secondary vaginal cancer before considering the situation of primary vaginal cancer. So after the general discovery of vaginal cancer, according to the specific situation of the disease and the actual situation of the patient, we first need to stage the vaginal cancer, this stage is to better formulate the relevant treatment plan and evaluate the effectiveness of treatment. Now let's take a look.

How is vaginal cancer diagnosed?

First, for the classification of vaginal cancer, first of all, according to the location, size and metastasis of the tumor, vaginal cancer should be divided into four stages. Now let's talk about the specific situation of each stage, which is conducive to further understanding. First, stage 0, which is the situation of carcinoma in situ and intraepithelial carcinoma.

Second: in stage I, the cancer cells are confined to the vaginal wall, but not in other parts. In stage II, the cancer cells have invaded the subvaginal tissue, but the cancer cells have not reached the pelvic wall. However, in stage III, the cancer cells have invaded the pelvic wall, not beyond the true pelvis or bladder or rectal mucosa.

Third, there is stage VI. at this time, the cancer cells have gone beyond the true pelvis or invaded the bladder or rectal mucosa, with the exception of bladder mucosal edema. At this time, they can be divided into stage via and VIB. Stage via is when the cancer invades adjacent organs or beyond the true pelvis without distant metastasis. Stage VIB is when the cancer invades distant organs.

matters needing attention

The 5-year survival rate of vaginal cancer after effective treatment is directly related to this stage. Adverse prognostic factors include the location and length of vaginal involvement, pathological type and grade of primary tumor, and treatment methods. Therefore, early detection and early treatment of diseases can effectively improve the survival rate and quality of life.