Vulvar aggressive angiomyxoma: a surgical challenge

Aggressive angiomyxoma is a rare and locally aggressive mesenchymal tumour, predominantly occurring in women of reproductive age group. The term aggressive is attributed to the infiltrative nature and frequent local recurrences. They arise commonly from the vulvovaginal region, perineum or pelvis an...

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Published inBMJ case reports Vol. 14; no. 8; p. e240687
Main Authors Srivastava, Vivek, Jha, Pratik K, Verma, Awgesh Kumar, Ansari, Mumtaz Ahmad
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London BMJ Publishing Group LTD 17.08.2021
BMJ Publishing Group
Subjects
Cancer surgery
Case Report
Case reports
Cysts
Gynecological surgery
Hernias
Histopathology
Liposarcoma
Metastasis
Pelvis
Smooth muscle
Surgery
Tumors
Ultrasonic imaging
Vagina
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Summary:Aggressive angiomyxoma is a rare and locally aggressive mesenchymal tumour, predominantly occurring in women of reproductive age group. The term aggressive is attributed to the infiltrative nature and frequent local recurrences. They arise commonly from the vulvovaginal region, perineum or pelvis and are usually misdiagnosed as other common entities in these regions. Radiological investigations aid in the diagnosis and planning of surgery. However, the final diagnosis in most of the cases is established by histopathological examination. We herein report a case of a middle-aged woman presenting with recurrent large right vulvar mass highlighting the surgical challenges posed by its intrapelvic extension.
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ISSN:1757-790X
1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr-2020-240687