Specimen: Melanoma of the Vulva

Melanoma of Vulva in a Nigerian

Internet search for vulva melanoma revealed typical examples from several countries. The descriptions revealed the parameters such as the presentation at late stage among post-menopausal women with associated lichen sclerosus as well as the Caucasians having a 3-fold higher incidence rate than the individuals of African descent. Therefore, a single case found in a Nigerian among a cohort of ove...

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...