Vaginal tumors are neoplasms (tumors) found in the vagina. They can be benign or malignant. A neoplasm is an abnormal growth of tissue that usually forms a tissue mass. Vaginal neoplasms may be solid, cystic or of mixed type.
Vaginal cancers arise from vaginal tissue, with vaginal sarcomas develop from bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, blood vessels or other connective or supportive tissue. Tumors in the vagina may also be metastases (malignant tissue that has spread to the vagina from other parts of the body). Cancer that has spread from the colon, bladder, and stomach is far more common than cancer that originates in the vagina itself. Some benign tumors may later progress to become malignant tumors, such as vaginal cancers. Some neoplastic growths of the vagina are sufficiently rare as to be only described in case studies.
Signs and symptoms may include a feeling of pressure, painful intercourse or bleeding. Most vaginal tumors are located during a pelvic exam. Ultrasonography, CT and MRI imaging is used to establish the location and presence or absence of fluid in a tumor.Biopsy provides a more definitive diagnosis.
Vaginal tumors
Vaginal tumors Benign Synonyms and notes References Yolk sac tumor no Endodermal sinus tumor Peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor no Ewing's sarcoma Vaginal melanoma no Melanocytic tumor Blue nevus yes Melanocytic tumor, blue mole, nevus bleu, melancytic nevus
Carcinosarcoma no Malignant Mullerian Mixed tumors; metaplastic carcinoma
Sarcoma botryoides no botryoid sarcoma, botryoid rhabdomyosarcoma; subtype of embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma
Leimyosarcoma no localized tumor of leukemic cells Endometrioid stromal sarcoma no endometrial stromal sarcoma Undifferentiated vaginal sarcoma Leiomyoma yes fibromyoma Genital rhabdomyoma Deep angiomyoxoma Spindle cell nodule Vaginal Solitary Fibrous Tumor Undifferentiated carcinoma Small cell carcinoma no Carcinoid no Adenoid basal carcinoma Adenosquamous carcinoma no Adenoma yes Mucinous adenocarcinoma Squamous papilloma yes vaginal micropapillomatosis Endometrioid adenocarcinoma no Mesonephric adenocarcinoma Clear cell adenocarcinoma no Fibroepithelial polyp yes Squamous intraepithelial neoplasia Genital wart yes Condylomata acuminata Squamous cell carcinoma no Keratinizing, Nonkeratininzing, Basalaoid, Verrucous, Warty
Mesenchymal tumors Alveolar soft part sarcoma Mixed epithelial and mesenchymal Tumors Malignant mixed Tumors resembling synovial sarcoma Benign mixed tumors Adenomatoid Tumor yes Malignant lymphoma no Granulocytic sarcoma Fibroepithelial polyp yes Verrucous carcinoma no Squamotransitional cell carcinoma
Other animals
Vaginal tumors also can be found in domesticated animals:
- Sarcoma botryoides
- Squamous cell carcinoma
- Condyloma acuminatum
- Squamous intraepithelial neoplasia
- Fibroepithelial polyp
- Clear-cell adenocarcinoma
- Squamous papilloma
- Leiomyoma
- Blue nevus
- Malignant melanoma
- Primitive neuroectodermal tumor
- Yolk sac tumor