Primary vaginal signet ring cell carcinoma
Xiao-Shan Huang1, Shu-Feng Fan1, Jian-Xia Xu1
1Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.
BJR Case Reports
|March 6, 2023
Summary
Primary vaginal cancer is rare. This report details a unique case of primary signet ring cell carcinoma of the vagina, a subtype previously undocumented in medical literature.
Area of Science:
- Gynecologic Oncology
- Pathology
- Rare Cancers
Background:
- Primary vaginal cancer is a rare malignancy, comprising approximately 2% of all gynecological cancers.
- Squamous cell carcinoma represents the predominant histological subtype (about 90%), followed by adenocarcinoma (8-10%).
- Signet ring cell carcinoma is an uncommon subtype typically found in other organs, with no prior reports in the vagina.


