Cancer of the vagina: 2021 update

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dc.contributor.authorAdams, Tracey S.
dc.contributor.authorRogers, Linda J.
dc.contributor.authorCuello, Mauricio A.
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T22:06:15Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T22:06:15Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractDiagnosis of a primary vaginal cancer is rare, as most vaginal tumors are 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 is 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, as with 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.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/ijgo.13867
dc.identifier.eissn1879-3479
dc.identifier.issn0020-7292
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.13867
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/94198
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000709008900004
dc.language.isoen
dc.pagina.final27
dc.pagina.inicio19
dc.revistaInternational journal of gynecology & obstetrics
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectadenocarcinoma
dc.subjectFIGO Cancer Report
dc.subjectHPV
dc.subjectimaging techniques
dc.subjectindividualized treatment
dc.subjectsarcoma
dc.subjectsquamous carcinoma
dc.subjectstaging
dc.subjectvaginal cancer
dc.subject.ods03 Good Health and Well-being
dc.subject.odspa03 Salud y bienestar
dc.titleCancer of the vagina: 2021 update
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen155
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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