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Types of Vaginal Cancer

There are four types of vaginal cancer, depending on where the cancer began.

  • Vaginal squamous cell carcinoma is the most common type and refers to the thin, flat cells that line the surface of the vagina.

  • Vaginal adenocarcinoma begins in the glandular cells on the surface of the vagina.

  • Vaginal melanoma develops on the pigment-producing cells of the vagina.

  • Vaginal sarcoma develops in the connective tissue cells or smooth muscle cells in the vagina walls.

Connection and support for all with gynecologic cancer

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Connection and support for all with gynecologic cancer

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