Malacoplakia of the vagina presenting as a pelvic mass.
Malacoplakia is an unusual type of chronic inflammation that rarely involves the female genital tract. A case of malacoplakia involving the vaginal cuff of a patient previously treated by radical hysterectomy for cervical carcinoma is presented.
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Department of Ob/Gyn, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030.
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Girtanner
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008287:Malacoplakia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D014627:Vaginitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology