You are so fortunate that the biopsy showed this cancer right off. Mine was negative, first surgery started with the diagnosis of VINIII (i.e. even the surgeon didn't recognize it when he saw it) and it was not until the post surgery pathology that they made the diagnosis of Stage 1B vulvar cancer.l
This required a second surgery...more extensive and included bilateral lymph node dissection. My second pathology was totally negative (including the surgical site and all lymph nodes removed)
Your path will be more direct. Seeing a gyn oncologist right off the bat would be the way to go. This is a special cancer, so seeing someone who has had a lot of experience with this would be best (especially if a cancer center is nearby -- worth the trip). It will save time. The goal is to have as much information about your situation as possible going into surgery. The proper, experienced gyn oncology team will order all the screenings you will need to accomplish a good result! Feel free to reach out at any time. This is a great, supportive group, by the way. They gave me all sorts of support! (I didn't tell anyone either - lol!) When I had breast cancer I told everybody! That became my label (and still is). You can get all the support you need from your team and this group, especially at the beginning here.