A case of pT4 vaginal adenocarcinoma in which surgery prolonged disease-free interval

Mikio Mikami; Masaru Nakamura; Takashi Kurahashi; Kyoko Tanaka; Shinichi Komiyama; Mitsuya Ishikawa

doi:10.1007/s00404-003-0522-9

A case of pT4 vaginal adenocarcinoma in which surgery prolonged disease-free interval

Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2003 Aug;268(3):214-6. doi: 10.1007/s00404-003-0522-9. Epub 2003 Jun 25.

Authors

Mikio Mikami¹, Masaru Nakamura, Takashi Kurahashi, Kyoko Tanaka, Shinichi Komiyama, Mitsuya Ishikawa

Affiliation

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Clinical Research, Saitama National Hospital, Suwa 2-1, Wako City, Saitama, 351-0102 Japan. [email protected]

PMID: 12827390
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-003-0522-9

Abstract

There is no established treatment for vaginal cancer at present. Cases of squamous cell carcinoma reported in the literature have been treated primarily by radiotherapy. We report a case of pT4 vaginal adenocarcinoma, in which radical surgery seemed to prolong the disease-free period.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adenocarcinoma / blood
Adenocarcinoma / diagnosis*
Adenocarcinoma / drug therapy
Adenocarcinoma / mortality
Adenocarcinoma / pathology
Adenocarcinoma / surgery
CA-19-9 Antigen / blood
Carcinoembryonic Antigen / blood
Combined Modality Therapy
Diagnosis, Differential
Disease-Free Survival
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Staging
Vaginal Neoplasms / blood
Vaginal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Vaginal Neoplasms / drug therapy
Vaginal Neoplasms / mortality
Vaginal Neoplasms / pathology
Vaginal Neoplasms / surgery

Substances

CA-19-9 Antigen
Carcinoembryonic Antigen