A case report of vulvar liposarcoma

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  • T Ashraf-Ganjavi Assistant professor
Abstract:

vulvar liposarcoma is rare and there are only eleven cases reported since 1966.primary sarcoma of the vulva constitutes 1-2% of all vulvar malignancies.Because of their locations and appearance,they may be easily mistaken as bening lesions.this is a report of a 65-years-old wite a vulvar mass similar to a lipoma.the lesion,a soft tissue mass,was totally excised and was sent for pathologic study.the pathology report indicated a well-differentiated sclerosing liposarcoma. the clinicians should keep this diagnosis in mind in patientswith a vulvar mass,since early diognosis is imperative for a favorable prognosis.  

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volume 8  issue 2

pages  115- 117

publication date 2001-07-01

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