RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Updates in the treatment of vaginal cancer
JF International Journal of Gynecologic Cancer
JO Int J Gynecol Cancer
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 344
OP 351
DO 10.1136/ijgc-2021-002517
VO 32
IS 3
A1 Jhingran, Anuja
YR 2022
UL http://ijgc.bmj.com/content/32/3/344.abstract
AB Vaginal cancer is a rare cancer. A lot of the data used in the treatment of this cancer are extrapolated from cervical cancer data. Radiation therapy plays a significant role in the treatment of vaginal cancer. The advances in radiation therapy in both external beam and brachytherapy have improved local control, survival, and toxicity. Brachytherapy plays an important role in treating vaginal cancer, but treatment should be individualized to each tumor. Imaging, particularly magnetic resonance imaging, plays an essential role in the management of patients with vaginal cancer, from diagnosis to staging to treatment management to surveillance.