Vaginal Cancer

This condition is treated in the Gynaecologic Oncology clinic.

Pre-referral work-up

History

Please refer women with known or suspected Vaginal Cancer.

All referrals should comply to the referral standards and include in particular:

• Current symptoms (if relevant) and clinical findings
• Current pap smear results and previous pap smear results
• Biopsy result if this has been taken. The clinic has facilities to carry this out on an outpatient basis
• Consider CT abdomen/pelvis and CXR if obvious frank malignancy on speculum examination

Tests

• Biopsy (if performed)
• CT scan of abdomen/pelvis
• CXR for obvious frank malignancy on speculum examination

Interim/GP management

To refer a patient with this condition, please see the Gynaecologic Oncology clinic page for the full referral process and templates.

For more information please see the HealthPathways Tasmania website.

http://canceraustralia.gov.au/clinical-best-practice/gynaecological-cancers

Clinic appointments

? Red location flags are clinical indicators of possible serious underlying conditions requiring further medical intervention. They may or may not indicate an emergency.

Urgent (Category 1)

? Vaginal Cancer

We will endeavour to see urgent referrals for women with a suspected or proven gynaecologic malignancy within one to two weeks.  If you have any trouble obtaining an urgent appointment please contact our secretary on (03) 6166 8049.

Availability

North

Launceston General Hospital
(Womens + Level 5)
Phone: 1300 977 694
Fax: 03 6777 5214

North West

Royal Hobart Hospital
Phone: 03 6166 0000
Fax: 03 6173 0473

Launceston General Hospital
Phone:   1300 977 694
Fax: 03 6777 5214

South

Wellington Clinics (Level 8)
Phone: 03 6166 0000
Fax: 03 6173 0473