Carcinoma of Vagina in Utero-Vaginal Prolapse: A Rare Presentation

Abstract

Primary vaginal carcinoma in uterovaginal prolapse is a rare entity. We report a case of an 84-years-old lady, who presented with long standing vaginal ulcer in association with third degree uterovaginal prolapse. Incisional biopsy was taken from the ulcer. Histopathological examination showed a large cell keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma.
 Keywords: Squamous cell carcinoma, uterovaginal prolapse, vaginal carcinoma.

Pelvic organ prolapse and vaginal cancer: A systematic literature review

“…Overall, 21 studies met the inclusion criteria and were incorporated into the review process (Table 1). 1,2,5,6,13–29 The papers included mostly case reports and two small case series published from 1989 to 2020.…”

“…One book chapter and four papers did not deal with the topic of systematic review; one paper was a subsequent insight of a previously published paper; and three papers were excluded for being in languages other than 21 studies met the inclusion criteria and were incorporated into the review process (Table 1). 1,2,5,6,[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29] The papers included mostly case reports and two small case series published from 1989 to 2020.…”

Vaginal cancer occurring in a woman with longstanding untreated total uterine prolapse

“…Based on a search of English-language literature in print and on PubMed, we found only 16 cases (including our own data) of primary vaginal cancer occurring in uterovaginal prolapse patients reported [1,[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]. The mean age ± SD was 65.7 ± 14.8 years.…”