Vulvar leiomyoma: a case report

Leiomyomas represent about 3.8% of all benign soft tissue tumors. Vulvar localization is very rare. We present a case of a vulvar leiomyoma and discuss diagnostic and therapeutic features of this disease. A 30-year-old female patient with no medical history, had a 5cm mass located in the left large...

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Published inThe Pan African medical journal Vol. 32; no. 208; p. 208
Main Authors Ammouri, Safaa, Elkarkri, Chourouk, Zeraidi, Najia, Lakhdar, Amina, Baydada, Abdelaziz
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Uganda African Field Epidemiology Network 2019
The African Field Epidemiology Network
The Pan African Medical Journal
Subjects
Adult
Case Report
Case reports
Female
Fibroids
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
large lip
leiomyoma
Leiomyoma - diagnosis
Leiomyoma - pathology
Leiomyoma - surgery
Medical diagnosis
Smooth muscle
Tumors
vulva
Vulvar Neoplasms - diagnosis
Vulvar Neoplasms - pathology
Vulvar Neoplasms - surgery
Morocco
Leiomyoma
vulva
large lip
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Summary:Leiomyomas represent about 3.8% of all benign soft tissue tumors. Vulvar localization is very rare. We present a case of a vulvar leiomyoma and discuss diagnostic and therapeutic features of this disease. A 30-year-old female patient with no medical history, had a 5cm mass located in the left large lip causing a discomfort at the perineum especially in sitting and walking. She underwent a complete surgical excision of the mass. The pathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of a leiomyoma. There was no recurrence after 24-months' follow-up. The vulvar leiomyoma is a rare benign tumor. The diagnosis is made only postoperatively after resection of the mass. The treatment is essentially based on total excision of the mass with a good prognosis.
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ISSN:1937-8688
1937-8688
DOI:10.11604/pamj.2019.32.208.18480