Case report of vulvar liposarcoma.
Vulvar liposarcoma is very rare with only 11 cases reported since 1966. Primary vulvar sarcomas constitute 1-2% of all vulvar malignancies. Vulvar liposarcoma may be misdiagnosed as benign lesions because of its location and appearance. The case presented in this paper is a 65-year-old-woman referred with a vulvar mass. The mass was clinically similar to lipoma. After total excision the pathologic report showed a well-differentiated sclerosing liposarcoma. Since a favorable prognosis in vulvar liposarcoma is dependent on the early diagnosis, all clinicians who face patients with vulvar mass should have this diagnosis in their minds.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kerman University of Medical Science, Kerman, Iran. tashrafganjoei@yahoo.com
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D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008080:Liposarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014846:Vulvar Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery