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female reproductive anatomy, uterus, normal uterine anatomy, cut section, vaginal cancer, cancer, vagina, tumor, vaginal, vaginal tumors, tissue growths that arise, in the vagina, majority of cancer, in the vagina, the spread of a different cancer, cervical, endometrial cancer, vagina, primary vaginal cancer is very rare, makes up, 1% of all gynecologic malignancies, vast majority of primary vaginal cancers, squamous cell carcinoma, 85%, remainder, adenocarcinoma, 6%, melanoma, 3%, sarcoma, 3%, squamous cell carcinoma, the vagina, up to 30% of patients have a prior history of cervical cancer, 75% of patients, squamous cell cancer, the vagina, over 50, adenocarcinomas, the vagina more commonly affect younger women, average age of diagnosis, adenocarcinoma, the vagina is 19, women whose mothers took diethylstilbestrol, des, first trimester of pregnancy, at increased risk, developing clear cell adenocarcinoma, sarcoma botryoides, the vagina, rare type of cancer that mainly occurs in infancy, early childhood, painless vaginal bleeding, discharge, bleeding after sexual intercourse, pelvic, vaginal pain, 10% of patients have no symptoms, have cancer detected, time of routine pelvic examination, pap smear, evaluation consists of pelvic examination, pap smear, a biopsy performed, suspicious lesions, pap smear is abnormal, vagina, does not have any visible abnormalities, colposcopy, an examination, the vagina, cervix using a special microscope, performed to locate abnormal areas, biopsy, ct scan, the abdomen, pelvis obtained, possibly a chest x-ray, treatment of vaginal cancer is individualized, each patient, depends on the stage, type of cancer, area of vagina involved, health, the patient, surgery is sometimes, remove the cancer, most patients, radiation, tumor is actually cervical cancer extending, vagina, radiation is given, chemotherapy, sarcoma botryoides treated, of chemotherapy, surgery, radiation, stress of illness eased by joining a support group whose members share common experiences, support groups, found by searching the internet, contacting the american cancer society, prognosis of vaginal cancer depends largely on the stage of disease, type of tumor, overall 5-year survival rate, squamous cell carcinoma, 42%, overall 5-year survival rate, patients, adenocarcinoma, 78%, vaginal cancer, spread to other areas, complications include complications of radiation, surgery, chemotherapy, bleeding after intercourse, have persistent vaginal bleeding, discharge, no certain preventative measures, early detection, maximized by regular yearly pelvic examinations, pap smears.