Vaginal Cancer
Definition
Vaginal cancer refers to an abnormal, cancerous growth in the tissues of the birth canal (vagina).
Description
Vaginal cancer is rare and accounts for only 1% to 2% of all gynecologic cancers. In the United States, there are approximately 2, 000 cases of vaginal cancer diagnosed, and approximately 600 deaths, each year. Vaginal cancer can be either primary or metastatic. Cancer that originates in the vagina is called primary vaginal cancer; if cancer spreads to the vagina from another site, it is called metastatic cancer. Eighty-percent of vaginal cancers are metastatic. Metastatic cancers carry the name of the primary...
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