Difference between revisions of "Vagina"

*Most common cancer of the vagina is [[squamous cell carcinoma]].

*Precursor lesions are similar to the [[cervix]]<ref name=pmid18714572>{{cite journal |author=Indraccolo U, Chiocci L, Baldoni A |title=Does vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia have the same evolution as cervical intraepithelial neoplasia? |journal=Eur. J. Gynaecol. Oncol. |volume=29 |issue=4 |pages=371–3 |year=2008 |pmid=18714572 |doi= |url=}}</ref> and are often HPV associated - see ''vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia'' (VAIN).

*Development of VAIN can be associated with [[cervical intraepithelial neoplasia]] and arises in up to 7.4% of patients that underwent a (total) hysterectomy for CIN2 or worse.<ref name=pmid18456229>{{cite journal |author=Schockaert S, Poppe W, Arbyn M, Verguts T, Verguts J |title=Incidence of vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia after hysterectomy for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: a retrospective study |journal=Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. |volume=199 |issue=2 |pages=113.e1–5 |year=2008 |month=August |pmid=18456229 |doi=10.1016/j.ajog.2008.02.026 |url=}}</ref>