An unusual localisation of a superficial angiomyxoma
A 40-year-old woman, without medical or surgical history, presented in our department for a gradually enlarged mass exteriorized from vagina (figure A). There was no history of vaginal discharge, lower abdominal pain or urinary complaints. On speculum examination, a pedunculated, non-tender, brownis...
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| description | A 40-year-old woman, without medical or surgical history, presented in our department for a gradually enlarged mass exteriorized from vagina (figure A). There was no history of vaginal discharge, lower abdominal pain or urinary complaints. On speculum examination, a pedunculated, non-tender, brownish and elastic tumor measuring 8 x 2 cm arising from the anterior cervix labium was noted (figure B), suggestive of a fibroepithelial polyp or a soft tissue tumors. The cervix was macroscopically normal. Under spinal anesthesia, a circular incision was made around the cervix implantation of the lesion with clear margins (about 1cm of the normal tissue) forcing excision of the mass. Histopathological examination revealed a lobulated tumor containing prominent myxoid stroma and thin walled vessels, with spindle to stellate tumor cells in higher power view; there were no atypical or mitotic figures in the tumor cells. The pathologic report was benign superficial angiomyxoma. The postoperative course was smooth and she was discharged 1 day after surgery. No recurrence was noted during a postoperative follow-up period of 2 years. Superficial Angiomyxoma is a benign mesenchymal tumor which rarely occurs in cervix, but it should be considered in differential diagnosis of cervical lesions, especially in women of reproductive age. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dab128cdec7c4ea18d0ff58c6b6c846d2022-12-22T01:40:56ZengThe Pan African Medical JournalThe Pan African Medical Journal1937-86881937-86882017-10-012811710.11604/pamj.2017.28.117.1327713277An unusual localisation of a superficial angiomyxomaBen Salah Imen0Moukit Mounir1 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Military Training Hospital Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Military Training Hospital Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco A 40-year-old woman, without medical or surgical history, presented in our department for a gradually enlarged mass exteriorized from vagina (figure A). There was no history of vaginal discharge, lower abdominal pain or urinary complaints. On speculum examination, a pedunculated, non-tender, brownish and elastic tumor measuring 8 x 2 cm arising from the anterior cervix labium was noted (figure B), suggestive of a fibroepithelial polyp or a soft tissue tumors. The cervix was macroscopically normal. Under spinal anesthesia, a circular incision was made around the cervix implantation of the lesion with clear margins (about 1cm of the normal tissue) forcing excision of the mass. Histopathological examination revealed a lobulated tumor containing prominent myxoid stroma and thin walled vessels, with spindle to stellate tumor cells in higher power view; there were no atypical or mitotic figures in the tumor cells. The pathologic report was benign superficial angiomyxoma. The postoperative course was smooth and she was discharged 1 day after surgery. No recurrence was noted during a postoperative follow-up period of 2 years. Superficial Angiomyxoma is a benign mesenchymal tumor which rarely occurs in cervix, but it should be considered in differential diagnosis of cervical lesions, especially in women of reproductive age. https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/28/117/pdf/117.pdf superficial angiomyxomacervixsurgery |
| spellingShingle | Ben Salah Imen Moukit Mounir An unusual localisation of a superficial angiomyxoma The Pan African Medical Journal superficial angiomyxoma cervix surgery |
| title | An unusual localisation of a superficial angiomyxoma |
| title_full | An unusual localisation of a superficial angiomyxoma |
| title_fullStr | An unusual localisation of a superficial angiomyxoma |
| title_full_unstemmed | An unusual localisation of a superficial angiomyxoma |
| title_short | An unusual localisation of a superficial angiomyxoma |
| title_sort | unusual localisation of a superficial angiomyxoma |
| topic | superficial angiomyxoma cervix surgery |
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