title: Recurrent benign müllerian papilloma of the cervix.
abstract: A 4-year-old girl with a recurrent benign cervical müllerian papilloma is presented. Benign müllerian papillomas are rare cervical and vaginal lesions of childhood, with only two recurrences previously reported. This lesion was originally biopsied and later rebiopsied and completely fulgarated with electrocautery. One year later, the lesion recurred and was biopsied but not completely excised because of concern that complete excision of this benign, asymptomatic lesion would cause significant damage to her cervix. A review of the literature on this subject is presented.
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ann Arbor 48109, USA.
authors.forename: Y R
authors.initials: YR
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Quint
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Hinton
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000473:pathology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004564:Electrocoagulation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010212:Papilloma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery