Thursday, January 3, 2008

Vulvar Cancer Staging

• Stage 0 - Vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia

• Stage I - cancer is limited to the vulva and perineum, and measures < 2 cm in size

• Stage II - cancer is limited to the vulva and perineum, but tumor is > 2 cm in size

• Stage III - cancer spread to vagina, urethra, anus, and/or the lymph nodes in the groin

• Stage IV - cancer spread to bladder, bowel, pelvic bone, pelvic lymph nodes, and/or other parts of the body