Aggressive angiomyxoma of the vulva extending into the pelvis: report of two cases.
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.
Dragoumis
Konstantinos
K
First Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Papageorgiou Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece. chatzkon@auth.gr
Drevelengas
Antonios
A
Chatzigeorgiou
Konstantinos
K
Assimakopoulos
Efstratios
E
Venizelos
Ioannis
I
Togaridou
Eleonora
E
Mikos
Themistoklis
T
Boulogianni
Glykeria
G
Bontis
John
J
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