Premalignant and malignant lesions of the vagina

This paper will review vaginal lesions including the common premalignant and benign lesions as well as the rather rare primary malignant squamous and glandular neoplasms. Risk factors such as human papilloma virus, smoking and diethylstilbestrol exposure as they pertain to the development of premalignant and malignant lesions of the vagina will also be included. Metastatic tumours to the vagina, which comprise the majority of vaginal malignancies, will also be discussed.