Treatment Options by Stage
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Stage 0 (Carcinoma in Situ)
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Treatment of stage 0 may include the following:
- Wide local excision, with or without a skin graft.
- Partial or total vaginectomy, with or without a skin graft.
- Topical chemotherapy.
- Laser surgery.
- Internal radiation therapy.
Check for U.S. clinical trials from NCI's list of cancer clinical trials that are now accepting patients with stage 0 vaginal cancer. For more specific results, refine the search by using other search features, such as the location of the trial, the type of treatment, or the name of the drug. General information about clinical trials is available from the NCI Web site.
Stage I Vaginal Cancer
Treatment of stage Isquamous cellvaginal cancer may include the following:
- Internal radiation therapy, with or without external radiation therapy to lymph nodes or large tumors.
- Wide local excision or vaginectomy with vaginal reconstruction. Radiation therapy may be given after the surgery.
- Vaginectomy and lymph node dissection, with or without vaginal reconstruction. Radiation therapy may be given after the surgery.
Treatment of stage I vaginaladenocarcinoma may include the following:
- Vaginectomy, hysterectomy, and lymph node dissection. This may be followed by vaginal reconstruction and/or radiation therapy.
- Internal radiation therapy, with or without external radiation therapy to lymph nodes.
- A combination of therapies that may include wide local excision with or without lymph node dissection and internal radiation therapy.
Check for U.S. clinical trials from NCI's list of cancer clinical trials that are now accepting patients with stage I vaginal cancer. For more specific results, refine the search by using other search features, such as the location of the trial, the type of treatment, or the name of the drug. General information about clinical trials is available from the NCI Web site.
Stage II Vaginal Cancer
Treatment of stage II vaginal cancer is the same for squamous cell cancer and adenocarcinoma. Treatment may include the following:
- Both internal and external radiation therapy to the vagina, with or without external radiation therapy to lymph nodes.
- Vaginectomy or pelvic exenteration, with or without radiation therapy.
Check for U.S. clinical trials from NCI's list of cancer clinical trials that are now accepting patients with stage II vaginal cancer. For more specific results, refine the search by using other search features, such as the location of the trial, the type of treatment, or the name of the drug. General information about clinical trials is available from the NCI Web site.
Stage III Vaginal Cancer
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