FIGO Staging of Carcinoma of the Vagina
| Table 49-2. FIGO Staging of Carcinoma of the Vagina. | |
Preinvasive carcinoma | |
Stage 0 | Carcinoma in situ, intraepithelial carcinoma. |
Invasive carcinoma | |
Stage I | The carcinoma is limited to the vaginal mucosa. |
Stage II | The carcinoma has involved the subvaginal tissue but has not extended to the pelvic wall. |
Stage III | The carcinoma has extended to the pelvic wall. |
Stage IV | The carcinoma has extended beyond the true pelvis or has involved the mucosa of the bladder or rectum. A bullous edema as such does not permit allotment of a case to stage IV. |
Stage IVA | Spread of the growth to adjacent organs. |
Stage IVB | Spread to distant organs. |
FIGO, Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics. | |