title: Aggressive angiomyxoma of the vulva extending into the pelvis: report of two cases.
abstract: Aggressive angiomyxoma is a rare soft-tissue neoplasm found mainly in the female pelvis. Approximately 130 cases have been reported in the literature to date. In most cases treatment consists of surgical resection, but local recurrence rates remain high (36-72%). Therefore, long-term follow up is necessary and magnetic resonance imaging seems to be the preferred method for detecting recurrence. We report our experience of a primary and a recurrent aggressive angiomyxoma.
authors: First Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Papageorgiou Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece. chatzkon@auth.gr
authors: Konstantinos
authors: K
authors: Dragoumis
authors: Antonios
authors: A
authors: Drevelengas
authors: Konstantinos
authors: K
authors: Chatzigeorgiou
authors: Efstratios
authors: E
authors: Assimakopoulos
authors: Ioannis
authors: I
authors: Venizelos
authors: Eleonora
authors: E
authors: Togaridou
authors: Themistoklis
authors: T
authors: Mikos
authors: Glykeria
authors: G
authors: Boulogianni
authors: John
authors: J
authors: Bontis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D014846:Vulvar Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery