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| Clear cell adenocarcinoma of vagina associated with uterine prolapse: A rare entity | ||||||
| Rekha Sachan1, Pooja Gupta1, Patel ML2 | ||||||
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1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, CSM Medical University, Lucknow.
2Department of Medicine, CSM Medical University, Lucknow. | ||||||
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| Sachan R, Gupta P, Patel ML. Clear cell adenocarcinoma of vagina associated with uterine prolapse: A rare entity. International Journal of Case Reports and Images 2013;4(3):154–157. |
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Abstract
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Introduction:
Clear cell adenocarcinoma usually affects the cells of the female genital tract. In this cancer, cells become vacuolated and filled with glycogen hence it is called clear cell. This cancer is insidious and slow growing. Here we report a case of uterine prolapse with polypoidal growth in the vagina which on histopathological examination was diagnosed as a case of clear cell adenocarcinoma of the vagina.
Case Report: A 27-year-old women with three previous vaginal deliveries presented with complaint of something coming out pervaginum, associated with bleeding and discharge pervaginum for the last one year. She was diagnosed as a case of uterine prolapse with vaginal clear cell adenocarcinoma. Conclusion: Based on the cases mentioned previously and one reported here vaginal clear cell adenocarcinoma is a rare entity and can also exist even without diethylstilbestrol (DES) exposure in utero. | |
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Keywords:
Clear cell adenocarcinoma, Vagina, Uterine prolapsed, Excisional biopsy, Radical hysterectomy
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Author Contributions
Rekha Sachan – Substantial contributions to conception and design, acquisition of data, Drafting the article, revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Pooja Gupta – Substantial contributions to conception and design, acquisition of data, revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Patel ML – Substantial contributions to Drafting the article |
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Guarantor of submission
The corresponding author is the guarantor of submission. |
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Conflict of interest
Authors declare no conflict of interest. |
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Copyright
© Rekha Sachan et al. 2013; This article is distributed the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any means provided the original authors and original publisher are properly credited. (Please see Copyright Policy for more information.) |
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