A case of vaginal adenosis with gastric differentiation

Temitope P Awosogba; Janelle Whitney; Jennifer C Broder; Andrea McKee; Cherie Paquette; Caroline C Nitschmann

doi:10.1016/j.gore.2020.100672

A case of vaginal adenosis with gastric differentiation

Gynecol Oncol Rep. 2020 Nov 6:34:100672. doi: 10.1016/j.gore.2020.100672. eCollection 2020 Nov.

Authors

Temitope P Awosogba¹, Janelle Whitney², Jennifer C Broder³, Andrea McKee⁴, Cherie Paquette⁵, Caroline C Nitschmann¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York University Langone Health, 660 First Ave, New York, NY, 10016, USA.
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tufts Medical Center, 800 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
³ Department of Radiology, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, 41 Burlington Mall Road, Burlington, MA 01805, USA.
⁴ Department of Radiation Oncology, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, 41 Burlington Mall Road, Burlington, MA 01805, USA.
⁵ Department of Pathology and Laboratory Sciences, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, 41 Burlington Mall Road, Burlington, MA 01805, USA.

Abstract

•Vaginal adenosis is a non-obligate pre-cursor for vaginal clear cell carcinoma.•Vaginal adenosis is rare and presents with a variety of signs and symptoms.•Unclear link between adenosis and carcinoma without diethylstilbestrol exposure.•Surveillance with physical examinations, imaging and biopsies is recommended.

Keywords: Adenosis; Clear cell adenocarcinoma; Gastric-type.

Publication types

Case Reports