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==Overview== | |||
==Types of vaginal cancer== | |||
Types of vaginal cancer, in order of prevalence, include: | |||
* Vaginal [[squamous cell carcinoma]] arises from the thin, flat [[squamous cell]]s that line the vagina. This is the most common type of vaginal cancer. It is found most often in women aged 60 or older. | |||
* Vaginal [[adenocarcinoma]] arises from the glandular (secretory) cells in the lining of the vagina that produce some vaginal fluids. Adenocarcinoma is more likely than squamous cell cancer to spread to the [[lung]]s and [[lymph node]]s. It is found most often in women aged 30 or younger, and has been found in a small percent of women whose mothers in the 1950s used [[diethylstilbestrol]] to prevent threatened abortions. | |||
* Vaginal [[germ cell tumor]]s (primarily [[teratoma]] and [[endodermal sinus tumor]]) are rare. They are found most often in infants and children. | |||
* [[Sarcoma botryoides]], a [[rhabdomyosarcoma]] also is found most often in infants and children. | |||
==References== | ==References== |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Types of vaginal cancer
Types of vaginal cancer, in order of prevalence, include:
- Vaginal squamous cell carcinoma arises from the thin, flat squamous cells that line the vagina. This is the most common type of vaginal cancer. It is found most often in women aged 60 or older.
- Vaginal adenocarcinoma arises from the glandular (secretory) cells in the lining of the vagina that produce some vaginal fluids. Adenocarcinoma is more likely than squamous cell cancer to spread to the lungs and lymph nodes. It is found most often in women aged 30 or younger, and has been found in a small percent of women whose mothers in the 1950s used diethylstilbestrol to prevent threatened abortions.
- Vaginal germ cell tumors (primarily teratoma and endodermal sinus tumor) are rare. They are found most often in infants and children.
- Sarcoma botryoides, a rhabdomyosarcoma also is found most often in infants and children.