A 30-Year Experience in the Management of Primary Carcinoma of the Vagina: Analysis of Prognostic Factors and Treatment Modalities

According to the authors' abstract of an article published in Gynecologic Oncology, "This retrospective study of 100 cases of primary carcinoma of the vagina treated at Magee-Women's Hospital of the University of Pittsburgh from 1962 to 1992 analyzes disease and treatment-related prognostic factors and treatment results. Fifty percent of patients had previous hysterectomies prior to the diagnosis of vaginal cancer. The tumor was limited to one-third of the vaginal canal in 64 patients, but involved more than one-third of the canal in 36 patients. Treatment consisted of surgery in 40 patients, radiation therapy in 47 patients, and surgery plus radiation therapy in 13 patients. With a...

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