STAGING OF GENITAL-TRACT CANCER IN WOMEN

Cervical and endometrial carcinomas are the most frequent cancers of t he female genital tract. Accurate staging of the these diseases is cru cial in determining the prognosis and the mode of treatment. Clinical evaluation is often inaccurate. Magnetic resonance (MR) using conventi onal SE sequences (T2 and contrast-enhanced T1 weighted imaging) has b ecome the imaging technique of choice for pretreatment staging of such cancers. Transvaginal and transrectal sonography with Doppler are of limited value. Helicoidal scanner has to be evaluated especially for e ndometrial carcinomas.