Aggressive angiomyxoma of the vulva: a case report and review of literature

Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2008 Jun;277(6):483-7. doi: 10.1007/s00404-008-0561-3.

Abstract

Background: Aggressive angiomyxoma (AA) is a rare vulvovaginal mesenchymal neoplasm with a marked tendency to local recurrence but which usually does not metastasize.

Case report: We describe a case of AA in the left labium majus pudendi in a 47-year-old woman who underwent incomplete surgical excision. Follow-up 2years later revealed no recurrence.

Conclusion: In the past, most authors advocated wide excision even if genitourinary and digestive tract resection were necessary. These days, a less radical surgery is recommended, but the significance of hormonal treatment and/or radiation therapy is not clear yet. Further investigation is necessary.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Myxoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Myxoma / pathology*
  • Myxoma / surgery
  • Ultrasonography
  • Vulvar Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Vulvar Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Vulvar Neoplasms / surgery