title: Tubulo-villous adenoma of the vagina.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Tubulo-villous adenomas are common in the colon and rectum, but extremely rare in the vagina. As far as we know, only two cases of tubulo-villous adenoma have ever been reported. We report the third case of enteric-type tubulo-villous adenoma of the vagina.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 61-year-old woman presented a symptom of intermittent vaginal spotting and a tumor located outside the vaginal introitus near the urethra. The tumor was excised and pathologically confirmed as a tubulo-villous adenoma.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Because some tubulo-villous adenomas in the colon and rectum can progress to the cancer, this case requires long-term follow-up to detect recurrence and malignant transformation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, 28 Yun Gun-dong, Chong No-Gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Sang Eun
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Noh Hyun
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: In Ae
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Soon Beom
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Hyo Pyo
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D018253:Adenoma, Villous / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014625:Vaginal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*