Report of a rare case of vulvar lipoma in an adolescent girl

نویسندگان

  • Ayati, Elnaz Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Borhan, Armin Department of Pathology, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Darvish, Soudabeh Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.
  • Eftekhar, Tahereh Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Lotfi, Zahra Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Pourali, Leila Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
چکیده مقاله:

Background and Aim: The incidence of benign solid tumors in vulvar area is very rare. These tumors include fibromas, fibromayomas, lipoma, hemangiomas, neurofibromas and endometriomas. Lipoma is the most prevalent soft tissue mesenchymal tumor, but the incidence of this tumor in the vulva is very rare. The aim of this study was to report a rare case of vulvar lipoma in an adolescent girl. Case report: A single 16-year-old girl patient referred to gynecology clinic of Imam Khomeini hospital; in Tehran in Sep 2018 with chief complain of a growing vulvar mass from 3 years ago. In physical examination, a soft mass of 4×7 cm with regular border was detected in the medial aspect of right labia majora. There were no evidence of erythema, discharge, ulcer or tenderness. A yellow encapsulated tumor with soft consistency similar to adipose tissue was removed. Diagnosis of lipoma was confirmed by histopathological examination. Conclusion: Although vulvar lipoma is a rare tumor especially in adolescent age, complete excision and confirmation of the benign nature of this tumor by histopathological examination should be considered necessary.

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عنوان ژورنال

دوره 24  شماره 2

صفحات  84- 89

تاریخ انتشار 2019-06

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