FIBROID TUMORS OF THE VULVA

Uterine fibroid tumors: diagnosis and treatment.

The incidence of uterine fibroid tumors increases as women grow older, and they may occur in more than 30 percent of women 40 to 60 years of age. Risk factors include nulliparity, obesity, family history, black race, and hypertension. Many tumors are asymptomatic and may be diagnosed incidentally. Although a causal relationship has not been established, fibroid tumors are associated with menorr...

Fibroadenoma Of The Vulva: A Case Report

  Fibroadenoma of the vulva is an uncommon lesion. It has been suggested that they originate from vulvar mammary like other glands. A few examples of benign and malignant vulvar tumors arising from such glands have been reported. A 32-year-old woman was referred with a subcutaneous mass at the vulva. The patient treated by simple excisional surgery with adequate peripheral margin. Histologic...

Aggressive Angiomyxoma of the Vulva: A Case Report

Aggressive angiomyxoma (AA) is a slow growing soft tissue tumor that preferentially involves the vulval and perineal regions. It is characterized by frequent local recurrences but only two reports of metastasized cases have been reported so far. This is a case report of a 32-year-old woman referred with the complain of a painful mass in the right labia major since a few months ago. Gynecologic ...

Leiomyoma of the Vulva.

[Endometriosis of the vulva].

The greater labium is an uncommon site for endometriosis. Cases have been described by Palmer (I925), Henry (i927) and others. The lesion usually consists of a small red nodule painful during menstruation, slowly enlarging and consisting histologically of small blood filled cysts lined by columnar epithelium, in places forming typical endometrial glandular structures; the stroma consisting of f...