Vaginal Cancer is a very serious disease that should be taken care of as soon as possible.
This is a disease where the cancer cells are formed in the vagina. There is two main cancer which are not very common but are Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Adenocarcinoma. These next two aren’t so much common, vaginal melanoma develops in the melanocytes of your vagina and vaginal sarcoma develops in the tissue cells of the wall of your vagina. Squamous Cell Carcinoma forms in thin and flat cells lining the vagina. This type of cancer spreads slowly and near the vagina, it’s the most common type of vaginal cancer. However, it could possibly spread to the lungs, liver, and/or bone. Adenocarcinoma begins in the secretory cells. The secretory cells release …show more content…
Stage 0, which is also known as Vaginal Epithelial Neoplasia 3(VAIN 3), the cancer cells are restricted to the top epithelial layer of cells lining the vagina. During Stage 1 the cancer cells went deeper into the tissue layers of the vagina but haven’t spread to beyond the vagina. Stage 2 cancer cells have reached the connective tissue surrounding the vagina. Stage 3 has now spread beyond the vagina to the walls of the pelvis. Stage 4 divides into 2 subcategories: Stage IVA and IVB. Stage IVA has spread beyond the vagina into the organs, such as the rectum and/or bladder, Stage IVB is mostly advanced and has reached the distant organs, for example, the …show more content…
With the surgery, you may need to remove the small tumors, removal of the vagina (vaginectomy), removal of the majority of the pelvic organs. Radiation Therapy has two different radiations, external and internal. External Radiation is directed at your pelvis while the internal radiation is radioactive devices placed in your vagina or the surrounding tissue. Some other options you have are chemotherapy which kills the cancer cells and clinical trials to experiment the new treatment methods. Stage 0 of vaginal cancer includes wide local excision, laser surgery and etc. Stage 1 of vaginal cancer includes internal radiation therapy, wide local excision and vaginectomy. Stage 2 has internal and external radiation therapy or pelvic exenteration. Stage 3 and IVA also has the same, internal and external therapy, Stage IVB includes radiation therapy and trial of
This is a disease where the cancer cells are formed in the vagina. There is two main cancer which are not very common but are Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Adenocarcinoma. These next two aren’t so much common, vaginal melanoma develops in the melanocytes of your vagina and vaginal sarcoma develops in the tissue cells of the wall of your vagina. Squamous Cell Carcinoma forms in thin and flat cells lining the vagina. This type of cancer spreads slowly and near the vagina, it’s the most common type of vaginal cancer. However, it could possibly spread to the lungs, liver, and/or bone. Adenocarcinoma begins in the secretory cells. The secretory cells release …show more content…
Stage 0, which is also known as Vaginal Epithelial Neoplasia 3(VAIN 3), the cancer cells are restricted to the top epithelial layer of cells lining the vagina. During Stage 1 the cancer cells went deeper into the tissue layers of the vagina but haven’t spread to beyond the vagina. Stage 2 cancer cells have reached the connective tissue surrounding the vagina. Stage 3 has now spread beyond the vagina to the walls of the pelvis. Stage 4 divides into 2 subcategories: Stage IVA and IVB. Stage IVA has spread beyond the vagina into the organs, such as the rectum and/or bladder, Stage IVB is mostly advanced and has reached the distant organs, for example, the …show more content…
With the surgery, you may need to remove the small tumors, removal of the vagina (vaginectomy), removal of the majority of the pelvic organs. Radiation Therapy has two different radiations, external and internal. External Radiation is directed at your pelvis while the internal radiation is radioactive devices placed in your vagina or the surrounding tissue. Some other options you have are chemotherapy which kills the cancer cells and clinical trials to experiment the new treatment methods. Stage 0 of vaginal cancer includes wide local excision, laser surgery and etc. Stage 1 of vaginal cancer includes internal radiation therapy, wide local excision and vaginectomy. Stage 2 has internal and external radiation therapy or pelvic exenteration. Stage 3 and IVA also has the same, internal and external therapy, Stage IVB includes radiation therapy and trial of