It presents as an exophytic, ulcerating or infiltrative lesion. Microscopically, malignant cells can be either keratinizing or non-keratinizing. The tumor usually evolves from the precursor CIN, and is the most common malignant tumor of the cervix. Patients complain of vaginal bleeding and discharge. The tumor spreads by direct extension and through lymphatics.
Radical hysterectomy is the treatment of choice for localized tumors.
Squamous cell carcinoma of the vagina Malignant tumor of the vagina arising from the squamous epithelium. Squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva Malignant tumor of the vulvar squamous epithelium. It can be exophytic, ulcerative or endophytic. Histologically, it is graded based on the degree of cellular an aplasia from well to poorly differentiated. Teratoma Benign tumor of germ cell origin, compose of nonproliferating somatic tissues.