Volume : VII, Issue : VII, July - 2018
Primary papillary adenocarcinoma of vagina: a rare malignancy
Dr. Veenita Yogi, Dr. Nancy Lal, Dr. O. P. Singh
Abstract :
Background–Primary carcinoma of the vagina is rare malignancy of female genital tract
which constitutes 1–2% of all gynecological malignancies. The peak incidence is in the
sixth and seventh decades of life. Approximately 50% of vaginal cancers arises on the
posterior wall of the upper one third of the vagina.
The majority of primary vaginal malignancies are squamous cell carcinoma constitutes
85% and the remaining are adenocarcinoma about 15 %. Histological patterns of
adenocarcinoma include clear cell carcinoma, adenosquamous, papillary and undifferentiated. Other types are melanomas, sarcomas and unspecified types.
Case report–We report a case of primary vaginal papillary adenocarcinoma in a 61
years old woman presented with symptoms of persistent andprofuse clear vaginal discharge since 7 months, vaginal bleeding since 2 months andpain in lower abdominal region since 1 month and USG showed ill defined soft tissuemassseen in lower one third of vagina.
CT scan suggestive of large ill defined mass approximately 4.8 X 2 .7 cm seen in lower
vagina and few subcentrimetric pericaecal and mesenteric lymph nodes seen largest
measuring 9mm in short axis.Immunohistochemistry showed CK20, DUPAN 2 positive and CA 125, CK7, serumCEA negative.
Conclusion– This case reported here for its rare presentation in all gynecological
Malignancies.
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DOI : 10.36106/ijsr
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Dr. Veenita Yogi, Dr. Nancy Lal, Dr. O.P. Singh, Primary papillary adenocarcinoma of vagina: a rare malignancy, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-7 | July-2018
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Dr. Veenita Yogi, Dr. Nancy Lal, Dr. O.P. Singh, Primary papillary adenocarcinoma of vagina: a rare malignancy, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-7 | July-2018
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