Erschienen in:
31.03.2016 | Case Report
Aggressive Angiomyxoma of Vulva in Pregnancy: A Case Report
verfasst von:
Rinchen Zangmo, Sunesh Kumar, Neeta Singh, Jyoti Meena
Erschienen in:
The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India
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Sonderheft 2/2016
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Excerpt
Aggressive angiomyxoma is a rare soft-tissue tumor occurring on the genital, perineal and pelvic organs in women of childbearing age. Steeper and Rosai first described it in 1983 [
1]. This condition can, however, occur in perimenopausal women, men and children. It is a slow-growing tumor, but it is locally invasive and 30–40 % cases present with relapse after treatment. It is important to diagnose this condition correctly because the tumor is locally infiltrative and requires wide excision and follow-up [
1]. …