Table 1. Patient and tumour characteristics (n = 81).
Mean (range) | |
Age (years) | 69 (37–90) |
Tumour size (cm) | 2.5 (1.0–4.0) |
FIGO stage | N (%) |
I | 25 (31) |
II | 34 (42) |
III | 9 (11) |
IV | 13 (16) |
Localisation | |
Upper vagina | 23 (28) |
Middle vagina | 14 (17) |
Middle-lower | 2 (3) |
Lower vagina | 26 (32) |
Entire length of vagina | 16 (20) |
Histology | |
Squamous cell carcinoma | 72 (89) |
Basaloid | 28 |
Non-keratinizing | 24 |
Keratinizing | 9 |
Verrucous | 2 |
Adenocarcinoma | 7 (8.5) |
Other | 2 (2.5) |
Tumour grade | |
1 | 13 (16) |
2 | 30 (37) |
3 | 27 (33) |
Unknown | 11 (14) |
HPV status | (n = 71) |
Negative | 34 (48) |
Positive | 37 (52) |
HPV 16 | 26 |
Other HPV types | 11 |
Treatment | |
EBRT* | 10 (12.5) |
EBRT+BT | 48 (59) |
BT** | 13 (16) |
Other | 10 (12.5) |
*EBRT = external beam radiotherapy,
**BT = vaginal brachytherapy