From January 1986 until December 1994, we performed investigative clinical studies on 20 cases of primary vaginal carcinoma which comfirmed histopathologically.
@ES The results were as followings.
@EN 1. Age ranged from 30 to 70 years and the great incidence occured in 50-59 years group.
2. The most frequent histologic type is squamous cell carcinoma which was observed in 17 cases(85%), the next adenocarcinoma in 2 cases(10%), and adenosquamous cell carcinoma in 1 case(5%), respectively.
3. The most frequent chief complaint was vaginal bleeding in 16 cases (80%), and others are plapable mass in 2 cases (10%), pelvic pain in 1 case(5%), vaginal dischage in 1 case (5%), respectively.
4. The incidence of location of vaginal lesion is greatest in upper one third (60).
5. The 3-year survival rate is 100% in stage, 1, 37% in stage II, 50% in stage III, 0% in stage IV.
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