Aggressive angiomyxoma of the vulva: An uncommon entity
Aggressive angiomyxoma is a rare, locally invasive mesenchymal tumor occurring usually in women of reproductive age, which carries a high risk for local relapse; hence the need to differentiate it from the other mesenchymal tumors occurring in this region. We describe a case of a 44-year-old female...
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2012-01-01
|
| Series: | Indian Dermatology Online Journal |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://www.idoj.in/article.asp?issn=2229-5178;year=2012;volume=3;issue=2;spage=128;epage=130;aulast=Kura |
| _version_ | 1819075526471450624 |
|---|---|
| author | Mahendra M Kura Saurabh R Jindal Usha N Khemani |
| author_facet | Mahendra M Kura Saurabh R Jindal Usha N Khemani |
| author_sort | Mahendra M Kura |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Aggressive angiomyxoma is a rare, locally invasive mesenchymal tumor occurring usually in women of reproductive age, which carries a high risk for local relapse; hence the need to differentiate it from the other mesenchymal tumors occurring in this region. We describe a case of a 44-year-old female presenting with a large pedunculated swelling on the right labia majora. |
| first_indexed | 2024-12-21T18:26:49Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-f96a0a51cc5a421f889255d6c5bd9e2c |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2229-5178 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-12-21T18:26:49Z |
| publishDate | 2012-01-01 |
| publisher | Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Indian Dermatology Online Journal |
| spelling | doaj.art-f96a0a51cc5a421f889255d6c5bd9e2c2022-12-21T18:54:24ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Dermatology Online Journal2229-51782012-01-013212813010.4103/2229-5178.96712Aggressive angiomyxoma of the vulva: An uncommon entityMahendra M KuraSaurabh R JindalUsha N KhemaniAggressive angiomyxoma is a rare, locally invasive mesenchymal tumor occurring usually in women of reproductive age, which carries a high risk for local relapse; hence the need to differentiate it from the other mesenchymal tumors occurring in this region. We describe a case of a 44-year-old female presenting with a large pedunculated swelling on the right labia majora.http://www.idoj.in/article.asp?issn=2229-5178;year=2012;volume=3;issue=2;spage=128;epage=130;aulast=KuraAggressive angiomyxomamesenchymal tumorvulval tumor |
| spellingShingle | Mahendra M Kura Saurabh R Jindal Usha N Khemani Aggressive angiomyxoma of the vulva: An uncommon entity Indian Dermatology Online Journal Aggressive angiomyxoma mesenchymal tumor vulval tumor |
| title | Aggressive angiomyxoma of the vulva: An uncommon entity |
| title_full | Aggressive angiomyxoma of the vulva: An uncommon entity |
| title_fullStr | Aggressive angiomyxoma of the vulva: An uncommon entity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Aggressive angiomyxoma of the vulva: An uncommon entity |
| title_short | Aggressive angiomyxoma of the vulva: An uncommon entity |
| title_sort | aggressive angiomyxoma of the vulva an uncommon entity |
| topic | Aggressive angiomyxoma mesenchymal tumor vulval tumor |
| url | http://www.idoj.in/article.asp?issn=2229-5178;year=2012;volume=3;issue=2;spage=128;epage=130;aulast=Kura |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT mahendramkura aggressiveangiomyxomaofthevulvaanuncommonentity AT saurabhrjindal aggressiveangiomyxomaofthevulvaanuncommonentity AT ushankhemani aggressiveangiomyxomaofthevulvaanuncommonentity |