Aggressive angiomyxoma of the vulva with an unusual vascular finding

We report the first documented Malaysian case of aggressive angiomyxoma (AAM) of the vulva. A 56-yr-old woman of Indian ethnic origin presented with a vulval lesion which was clinically mistaken for a Bartholin's cyst. The lesion was surgically excised and a diagnosis of AAM was made histologic...

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Published inPathology Vol. 25; no. 3; p. 250
Main Authors Cheah, P L, Looi, L M, Sivanesaratnam, V
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 1993
Subjects
Female
Fibrin - analysis
Foam Cells - pathology
Humans
Leukocytes, Mononuclear - pathology
Middle Aged
Myxoma - blood supply
Myxoma - chemistry
Myxoma - pathology
Vulvar Neoplasms - blood supply
Vulvar Neoplasms - chemistry
Vulvar Neoplasms - pathology
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Summary:We report the first documented Malaysian case of aggressive angiomyxoma (AAM) of the vulva. A 56-yr-old woman of Indian ethnic origin presented with a vulval lesion which was clinically mistaken for a Bartholin's cyst. The lesion was surgically excised and a diagnosis of AAM was made histologically. Of particular interest was the finding of foamy and mononuclear inflammatory cells and fibrin in the walls of most of the lesional blood vessels. The patient recovered uneventfully and remains without tumor recurrence at the time of writing 37 mths after initial presentation.
ISSN:0031-3025
DOI:10.3109/00313029309066583