Department of Diagnostic Imaging, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Unit 1473, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2013 Jun;200(6):1387-400. doi: 10.2214/AJR.12.9714.
Vulvar carcinoma is a rare malignancy, most commonly seen in elderly women. Survival depends on the lymph node status. Lymph node-negative patients have a 5-year survival of 90%, whereas survival drops to about 50% in patients with positive lymph nodes. The purpose of this article is to familiarize the reader with the revised International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) staging of vulvar cancer and incorporate it into daily practice when interpreting cross-sectional imaging studies.
Although vulvar cancer is diagnosed clinically, cross-sectional imaging plays an important complimentary role in staging of the tumor, assessing extent of disease, and selecting operable versus inoperable candidates to ultimately help in decreasing morbidity and increasing survival in these patients.
外阴癌是一种罕见的恶性肿瘤，最常见于老年女性。生存率取决于淋巴结状态。淋巴结阴性患者的 5 年生存率为 90%，而淋巴结阳性患者的生存率下降至约 50%。本文旨在使读者熟悉修订后的国际妇产科联合会（FIGO）外阴癌分期，并在解读横断面影像学研究时将其纳入日常实践。
尽管外阴癌是通过临床诊断的，但横断面成像在外阴肿瘤分期、评估疾病范围以及选择可手术与不可手术患者方面发挥着重要的补充作用，最终有助于降低这些患者的发病率并提高生存率。
