Abstract
Malignancy of the vagina is usually metastatic, and less commonly primary, in origin. Vaginal malignancy is usually metastatic, and less commonly primary, in origin. Primary and metastatic vaginal malignancies are reviewed with an emphasis on the imaging appearance of the vaginal tumor, nodal disease, distant metastases and post treatment changes.
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Pannu, H.K. (2014). Vaginal Cancer. In: Akin, O. (eds) Atlas of Gynecologic Oncology Imaging. Atlas of Oncology Imaging. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7212-4_4
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