title: Angiokeratoma of the vulva: a rare benign vascular tumor mimicking malignancy--case reports.
abstract: Angiokeratomas are rare benign dermal lesions of the external genital system and occur before the age of 50 years. Four cases of angiokeratoma of the vulva diagnosed at our institution in a ten-year-period are reported and issues of the differential diagnosis are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Pathology Department, Areteion University Hospital, Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kontogianni-Katsaros
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kairi-Vassilatoy
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Grapsa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Papadias
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hasiakos
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kondi-Pafitis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000794:Angiokeratoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D014845:Vulvar Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*