Metachronous colorectal malignancies: "don't forget the neo vagina". A case report

Arjan P Schouten van der Velden; Ignace H J T de Hingh; Charles P Schijf; Han J Bonenkamp; Theo Wobbes

doi:10.1016/j.ygyno.2004.12.025

Metachronous colorectal malignancies: "don't forget the neo vagina". A case report

Gynecol Oncol. 2005 Apr;97(1):279-81. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2004.12.025.

Authors

Arjan P Schouten van der Velden¹, Ignace H J T de Hingh, Charles P Schijf, Han J Bonenkamp, Theo Wobbes

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgical Oncology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

PMID: 15790477
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2004.12.025

Abstract

Background: Carcinoma arising in a neovagina is rare.

Case: A patient with an adenocarcinoma arising from a neovagina constructed with use of a sigmoid segment.

Conclusion: Transplanted intestinal tissue should not be overlooked, especially in patients with an increased risk for developing metachronous malignancies.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adenocarcinoma / pathology*
Colon, Sigmoid / pathology
Colon, Sigmoid / surgery*
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Neoplasms, Second Primary / pathology*
Plastic Surgery Procedures*
Vagina / surgery*
Vaginal Neoplasms / pathology*