Clear Cell Carcinoma of the Vagina in an 11-Year-Old Girl: A Case Report on Clinical, Imaging, and Immunophenotypic Features
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.
Authors
- A. López
- A. Gallego (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8515-2801)
- Amaranto Suárez
- Yuli Natalia Otero Pabon
- Oscar Mauricio Forero Cuellar
Institutions
- Instituto Nacional de Cancerología (CO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-11-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.98068
- Primary Topic
- Urinary and Genital Oncology Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00