title: Aggressive angiomyxoma of the pelvis and perineum: case study.
abstract: Aggressive angiomyxoma (AAM) is a rare locally aggressive tumor affecting the pelvis and perineum of young females. Histopathologically, it is characterized by fibreoblasts in a myxoid background with vascular proliferation, scanty mitotic figure and no real capsule. AAM needs to be considered in the differential diagnosis of vulval mass in a reproductive age woman. We describe the first Ethiopian case of huge, recurrent, AAM of the pelvis and perineum in a 35 year old para II lady and stress that early diagnosis offers a better option for treatment by wide local excision and low recurrence rate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gyn/Obs Jimma Institute of Health Sciences, P.O.Box 378, Jimma.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Marai
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Tinsae
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kebede
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000359:Aftercare; D001706:Biopsy; D005002:Ethiopia; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009232:Myxoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010502:Perineum; D014846:Vulvar Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery