Aggressive angiomyxoma of the vulva and vagina. A common problem: misdiagnosis.
Aggressive angiomyxoma (AA) is a rare myofibroblastic tumor, usually affecting young women. Two patients, one with a vaginal and the other with a vulvar mass underwent surgical intervention with different preoperative diagnoses; the former as vaginal cyst and the latter as vulvar hernia. Unfortunately, the pathological evaluation of the specimens revealed aggressive angiomyxoma. Misdiagnosis of this tumor is a common problem.
Güngör
Tayfun
T
Department of Oncology, Zekai Tahir Burak Women's Health Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Zengeroglu
Sema
S
Kaleli
Asli
A
Kuzey
Gamze Mocan
GM
D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D006547:Hernia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D014623:Vaginal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D014625:Vaginal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014846:Vulvar Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery