Vaginal carcinoma

What it is

A group of rare vaginal tumors comprising HPV-associated and HPV-independent squamous cell carcinoma, glandular tumors (including HPV-associated adenocarcinoma, endometrioid carcinoma, clear cell carcinoma, gastric type and intestinal type mucinous carcinoma, and mesonephric adenocarcinoma), adenocarcinoma of Skene gland origin, adenosquamous carcinoma, and adenoid basal carcinoma. Depending on the type of tumor and disease stage, patients may present with symptoms related to a vaginal mass, vaginal bleeding and/or discharge, postcoital bleeding, urinary symptoms, pelvic pain, and a foreign body sensation within the vagina.

Key facts

Prevalence

1-9 / 1 000 000 (annual incidence)

Age of onset

Adult, Elderly

Classified as

Disease

Prevalence figures describe populations, not individuals, and are often estimates from a single study. Where the figure is an incidence or a birth prevalence, it says so.

ICD-10 codes

ICD-10 has no distinct code for most rare diseases, so many are filed under the nearest available one. A shared code identifies the group, not this disease — the ORPHAcode above is what identifies it.

Related health topics

Reached through the ICD-10 categories this disease is filed under, so these describe the broader group rather than this disease specifically.

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