[Pseudosarcomatous variant of a genital fibroepithelial stromal polyp in a pregnancy].
Fibroepithelial stromal polyps are benign neoplasms of the lower genital tract occurring mostly in young to middle-aged women in their reproductive years. Clinically they appear as tender, skin-colored, sack-like tumors and usually have a bland microscopic appearance. Sometimes, especially during pregnancy or with hormone therapy, a worrisome hypercellular and pseudosarcomatous pattern can be seen in the dermis. Awareness of this neoplasm with a possibly high degree of atypia is of crucial importance in order to avoid unnecessary radical surgery.
Lüftl
Matthias
M
Dermatologische Klinik mit Poliklinik Universitätsklinikum Erlangen. matthias.lueftl@derma.imed.uni-erlangen.de
Neisius
Ulrich
U
Schell
Hermann
H
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D018225:Neoplasms, Fibroepithelial / Q000473:pathology*; D011127:Polyps / Q000473:pathology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D017154:Stromal Cells / Q000473:pathology*