Table 2.

Preoperative indication of vaginal RT

1. Patients≦45 years with the strong desire to preserve fertility.

2.International Federation of Gynaecologists and Obstetricians (FIGO) stage 1A1 with vascular space involvement, stage 1A2 or stage 1B1

2. Lesion size≦2 cm

3. Squamous histology or adenocarcinoma (including adenosquamous carcinoma).

4. No involvement of the upper endocervical canal as determined by colposcopy or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and no evidence of lymph node metastasis.