title: [Clinical features and treatment options for aggressive angiomyxoma].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To discuss the clinical features and treatment options for aggressive angiomyxoma (AAM).
  
  
  METHODS
  We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 4 patients with AAM treated at PUMC Hospital from January 1990 to December 2004.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were 1 man and 3 women with an average age of 34 years. The average age of the female patients were 27 years. Two patients (50%) had urinary or enteric compressive complaints, while another 2 patients had no clinical symptoms. Two patients underwent transvaginal surgeries, 1 patient underwent transabdomenal surgery, and 1 patient underwent subcurtaneouly local excision. Three patients (75%) experienced recurrences after operation and the median relapse time was 2.5 years.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  AAM usually occurs in female pelvic cavity and the soft tissues of female perineum. AAM is huge in capacity, and easy to infiltrate or recur locally.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, PUMC Hospital, CAMS and PUMC, Beijing 100730, China. Luobo@sohu.com
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xiang
authors.forename: Xi-run
authors.initials: XR
authors.lastname: Wan
authors.forename: Lan
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Jing-he
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014565:Urogenital Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*