title: Primary vaginal cancer: role of MRI in diagnosis, staging and treatment.
abstract: Primary carcinoma of the vagina is rare, accounting for 1-3% of all gynaecological malignancies. MRI has an increasing role in diagnosis, staging, treatment and assessment of complications in gynaecologic malignancy. In this review, we illustrate the utility of MRI in patients with primary vaginal cancer and highlight key aspects of staging, treatment, recurrence and complications.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Abdominal Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Gardner
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Abdominal Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sunil
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Klopp
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Abdominal Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Devine
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Abdominal Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sagebiel
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Abdominal Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Viswanathan
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Abdominal Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Bhosale
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000379:methods; D014625:Vaginal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy