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==Overview==
==Overview==
Several tests are used to diagnose vaginal cancer, including:
Common symptoms of vaginal cancer include [[vaginal bleeding]], abnormal vaginal discharge, [[mass]], and [[pain]] during intercourse.


* [[Physical exam]] and history
==History and Symptoms==
* [[Pelvic exam]]
Early vaginal cancer does not have any symptoms. As the tumor grows larger, people may notice one or more of the following symptoms<ref name="pmid7095583">{{cite journal |vauthors=Choo YC, Anderson DG |title=Neoplasms of the vagina following cervical carcinoma |journal=Gynecol. Oncol. |volume=14 |issue=1 |pages=125–32 |date=August 1982 |pmid=7095583 |doi= |url=}}</ref>:
* [[Pap smear]]
* [[Biopsy]]
* [[Colposcopy]]


==Symptoms==
*Abnormal [[vaginal bleeding]], often after intercourse<ref name="pmid26311914">{{cite journal |vauthors=Ng QJ, Namuduri RP, Yam KL, Lim-Tan SK |title=Vaginal metastasis presenting as postmenopausal bleeding |journal=Singapore Med J |volume=56 |issue=8 |pages=e134–6 |date=August 2015 |pmid=26311914 |pmc=4545142 |doi=10.11622/smedj.2015127 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid27430086">{{cite journal |vauthors=Siegler E, Segev Y, Mackuli L, Auslender R, Shiner M, Lavie O |title=Vulvar and Vaginal Cancer, Vulvar Intraepithelial Neoplasia 3 and Vaginal Intraepithelial Neoplasia 3: Experience of a Referral Institute |journal=Isr. Med. Assoc. J. |volume=18 |issue=5 |pages=286–9 |date=May 2016 |pmid=27430086 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
Early vaginal cancer does not have any symptoms. As the tumor grows larger, people may notice one or more of the following symptoms:
*Abnormal [[vaginal discharge]]<ref name="pmid26411952">{{cite journal |vauthors=Shrivastava SB, Agrawal G, Mittal M, Mishra P |title=Management of Vaginal Cancer |journal=Rev Recent Clin Trials |volume=10 |issue=4 |pages=289–97 |date=2015 |pmid=26411952 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
 
*A [[mass]] that can be felt
:*Abnormal [[vaginal bleeding]], often after intercourse
*[[Pain]] during [[intercourse]]
:*Abnormal vaginal discharge  
:*A [[mass]] that can be felt
:*[[Pain]] during intercourse
 
Other health problems may also cause these symptoms. Only a doctor can tell for sure. A person with any of these symptoms should tell the doctor so that the problems can be diagnosed and treated as early as possible.
 
Diseases with similar symptoms are the following:
 
:*[[Vaginal cyst]]
:*Vaginal node of endometriosis
:*[[Uterine fibroids]]


==References==
==References==
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Common symptoms of vaginal cancer include vaginal bleeding, abnormal vaginal discharge, mass, and pain during intercourse.

History and Symptoms

Early vaginal cancer does not have any symptoms. As the tumor grows larger, people may notice one or more of the following symptoms[1]:

References

  1. Choo YC, Anderson DG (August 1982). "Neoplasms of the vagina following cervical carcinoma". Gynecol. Oncol. 14 (1): 125–32. PMID 7095583.
  2. Ng QJ, Namuduri RP, Yam KL, Lim-Tan SK (August 2015). "Vaginal metastasis presenting as postmenopausal bleeding". Singapore Med J. 56 (8): e134–6. doi:10.11622/smedj.2015127. PMC 4545142. PMID 26311914.
  3. Siegler E, Segev Y, Mackuli L, Auslender R, Shiner M, Lavie O (May 2016). "Vulvar and Vaginal Cancer, Vulvar Intraepithelial Neoplasia 3 and Vaginal Intraepithelial Neoplasia 3: Experience of a Referral Institute". Isr. Med. Assoc. J. 18 (5): 286–9. PMID 27430086.
  4. Shrivastava SB, Agrawal G, Mittal M, Mishra P (2015). "Management of Vaginal Cancer". Rev Recent Clin Trials. 10 (4): 289–97. PMID 26411952.