Malignant tumors of the vagina. Classification and approach to treatment
Gerbie, M.V.
Postgraduate Medicine 73(2): 271-282
1983
ISSN/ISBN: 0032-5481 PMID: 6681673 Document Number: 205317
While primary carcinoma of the vagina is relatively rare, metastatic lesions arising from the endometrium are more common, and extension from cervical or vulvar tumors can also affect the vagina. Adenocarcinoma related to diethylstilbestrol exposure in utero is a recently recognized type of vaginal lesion, and melanoma and sarcoma occur rarely in the vagina. Familiarity on the physician's part with these various presentations and their proper management will help ensure early treatment and preservation of normal vaginal function in affected patients.