Clear Cell Carcinoma of the Vagina in an 11-Year-Old Girl: A Case Report on Clinical, Imaging, and Immunophenotypic Features
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2025-11-29
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Cureus part of Springer Nature
Abstract
Vaginal clear cell carcinoma (CCC) is a rare malignant tumor in the pediatric population and may occur even in the absence of in utero exposure to diethylstilbestrol (DES). We report the case of an 11-year-old girl without DES exposure who presented with persistent foul-smelling vaginal discharge, abdominal pain, and weight loss. Imaging revealed a large vaginal mass with regional lymph node involvement. Histopathology confirmed CCC with Müllerian immunophenotype. The disease was classified as advanced and unresectable, and the patient was treated with concurrent cisplatin-based chemoradiation followed by high-dose-rate interstitial brachytherapy. She achieved significant tumor reduction and remains clinically disease-free to date. This case underscores the diagnostic complexity of pediatric vaginal CCC and supports chemoradiation with brachytherapy as an effective strategy for unresectable disease.
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adenocarcinoma of the vagina, adolescent girl, clear cell adenocarcinoma, pediatrics chemotherapy, radiotherapy (rt)