Metastatic vaginal neoplasia – a diagnostic and therapeutic problem
Jörg Baltzer, Waldemar Poleska

Primary neoplasms of the vagina are rare. Metastatic carcinomas are considerably more frequent. The typical problem is to locate the primary tumor. Cervical cancer is most the common, followed by endometrial carcinoma, colon, rectum, ovary and vulvar cancer. Spread of malignant neoplasms of the urinary tract are rare. Late diagnosis is characteristic, the prognosis depends on primary tumor, early diagnosis and effective therapy.