Adenocarcinoma of vagina

Skip to Content. This is the first page of Cancer. Use the menu to see other pages. Think of that menu as a roadmap for this complete guide. It is connected to the cervix, which is the opening of the uterus or womb, and to the vulva, which are folds of skin around the vaginal opening.

Vaginal cancer is cancer that occurs in the vagina — the muscular tube that connects the uterus with the outer genitals. Vaginal cancer is a rare cancer that occurs in your vagina — the muscular tube that connects your uterus with your outer genitals. Vaginal cancer most commonly occurs in the cells that line the surface of your vagina, which is sometimes called the birth canal. While several types of cancer can spread to your vagina from other places in your body, cancer that begins in your vagina primary vaginal cancer is rare. A diagnosis of early-stage vaginal cancer has the best chance for a cure.

The vagina is the canal leading from the cervix the opening of the uterus to the outside of the body. At birth, a baby passes out of the body through the vagina also called the birth canal. Enlarge Anatomy of the female reproductive system.

There are a number of different types of vaginal cancer. To find this out, your doctor takes a tissue sample biopsy. The tumours look like small lumps nodules or sores ulcers.