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Vol. 28. Issue 5.
Pages 209-212 (January 2001)
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Vol. 28. Issue 5.
Pages 209-212 (January 2001)
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Carcinoma primario de vagina
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J.H. de la Rosa, J.M. Usandizaga, T. Ibáñez
Servicios de Ginecología y Anatomía Patológica. Hospital de Basurto. Bilbao. España.
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El carcinoma primario de vagina es un tumor poco frecuente. Supone el 12% de los tumores malignos ginecológicos. El carcinoma escamoso es el más frecuente (85%). La localización más habitual es en el tercio superior y pared posterior de la vagina.

El diagnóstico se realiza por exploración física y biopsia de la lesión sospechosa.

La causa se desconoce, posiblemente influyan los mismos factores que en el carcinoma de cérvix.

El pronóstico ha mejorado en los últimos años. La radioterapia es el tratamiento más utilizado, aunque no el único, ya que la cirugía también tiene su lugar sobre todo en estadios iniciales y en mujeres sexualmente activas.

Hemos presentado el caso clínico de una paciente de 76 años que acudió a nuestra consulta por un sangrado vaginal de 2 meses de evolución. La paciente fue diagnosticada de un carcinoma escamoso primario de vagina, situado en la pared anterior y tercio inferior de la misma. Fue tratada con radioterapia (58 Gy).

Summary

The primary carcinoma of the vagina is an uncommon tumor. It represents 1-2% of all gynecological malignancies. Among these, squamous cell carcinoma is the most frequent one, comprising 85%. The most frequent site of the tumor is in the upper third and in the posterior wall of the vagina.

The diagnosis is realized by physical exploration and biopsy of the suspicious lesion, being the vaginal citology a very useful method for an early diagnosis.

The cause is unknown, although it is possibly influenced by the same risk factors than the carcinoma of the cervix.

The prognosis has improved in the last years, finding radiotherapy as one of the most common processes used, but not the only one, since surgery also has an important place, overall, in initial estadies and in sexually active women.

In the following parragraph, it is presented a clinic case about a 76-year-old woman who came to our consult due to a vaginal hemorragy of two months of evolution. This patient was diagnosed of a primary squamous cell carcinoma of the vagina set in the anterior wall of the lower third of the vagina. She was treated by radiotherapy (58 Gy).

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