gynecology and obstetrics
Vaginal Cancer
Diagnosis of Vaginal Cancer
Biopsy Biopsy is usually diagnostic, but wide local excision is occasionally necessary. Vaginal cancers are staged clinically (see table), based primarily on physical examination, endoscopy (ie, cystoscopy, proctoscopy), chest x-ray (for pulmonary metastases), and usually CT (for abdominal or pelvic metastases). Survival rates depend on the stage. 