Aggressive angiomyxoma presenting as a vulval polyp

Aggressive angiomyxoma is a rare, locally invasive mesenchymal tumor, occurring predominantly in the pelvic-perineal region of adults and carries a high risk for local relapse and hence the need to differentiate it from the other mesenchymal tumors occurring in this region. Presentation as a peduncu...

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Veröffentlicht in:Indian journal of cancer 2007-04, Vol.44 (2), p.87-89
Hauptverfasser: Srinivasan, R, Mohapatra, Nachiketa, Malhotra, Saurabh, Rao, Sharath Kumar J
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Zusammenfassung:Aggressive angiomyxoma is a rare, locally invasive mesenchymal tumor, occurring predominantly in the pelvic-perineal region of adults and carries a high risk for local relapse and hence the need to differentiate it from the other mesenchymal tumors occurring in this region. Presentation as a pedunculated polyp, like in our case, is unusual for this rare tumor. Except for positive surgical margins, there are no clinical or histological means for predicting the tumor recurrence. A diligent long-term follow-up is mandatory. Though rare, this tumor needs to be considered in the differential diagnosis of vulval polyps.
ISSN:0019-509X
1998-4774
DOI:10.4103/0019-509X.35815