Vaginal carcinoma – an epidemiological analysis of the cases diagnosed at Leipzig City and North Saxony

Background: Primary vaginal carcinoma (VaCa) is a rare disease and the knowledge about their incidence, age distribution and tumor stage is limited. Methods: The data of the Clinical Tumor Registry at the University Hospital Leipzig between 1994 and 2013 were re-evaluated for the number of cases of VaCa, their age and stage distribution, histologic tumor type and the presence of regional lymph node involvement. The incidence rate and overall survival were calculated. Results: 90 cases were identified during the study period, representing 4.9 new cases diagnosed each year. The calculated incidence rate for Leipzi…