Cancer of the vagina.
Int J Gynaecol Obstet
; 143 Suppl 2: 14-21, 2018 Oct.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30306589
Diagnosis of a primary vaginal cancer is rare because most of these lesions will be metastatic from another primary site. Although cancer of the vagina is more common in postmenopausal women, an increase in young women being diagnosed with primary vaginal cancer has been reported, especially in countries with a high HIV prevalence. This will be associated with persistence of high-risk HPV infection. The emphasis should be on primary prevention with prophylactic HPV vaccination. Once there is a suspicion of a primary vaginal cancer, this should be confirmed histologically with biopsy. Staging has been done clinically, similar to cervical cancer; however, there is a role for imaging in assisting with staging as this is often a difficult assessment. Treatment should be individualized and depends on stage as well as histologic subtype. It is prudent to refer cases to centers of excellence with experience in dealing with this rare gynecological cancer.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Vaginais
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Infecções por HIV
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Infecções por Papillomavirus
Tipo de estudo:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Gynaecol Obstet
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
África do Sul