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Review
. 2005 Feb;17(1):71-6.
doi: 10.1097/00001703-200502000-00013.

Vaginal cancers

William T Creasman  1
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Review

Vaginal cancers

William T Creasman. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 2005 Feb.

Abstract

Purpose of review: Vaginal neoplasia is one of the rarest of malignancies. Intraepithelial lesions are usually first identified by an abnormal Pap smear in a woman without a cervix. Surgery or ablation of the epithelium is usually highly successful.

Recent findings: There have not been any findings of significance since 2003 to include in this review.

Summary: Invasive cancer is usually located in the upper one-third of the vagina. If staged early, radical surgery can be curative as well as radiation therapy. Like cervical cancer, a more advanced stage is treated with radiation therapy, but with poorer survival rates than cervical cancer.

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