Aggressive angiomyxoma of the vulva: a case report and review of literature.
BACKGROUND
Aggressive angiomyxoma (AA) is a rare vulvovaginal mesenchymal neoplasm with a marked tendency to local recurrence but which usually does not metastasize.


METHODS
We describe a case of AA in the left labium majus pudendi in a 47-year-old woman who underwent incomplete surgical excision. Follow-up 2years later revealed no recurrence.


CONCLUSIONS
In the past, most authors advocated wide excision even if genitourinary and digestive tract resection were necessary. These days, a less radical surgery is recommended, but the significance of hormonal treatment and/or radiation therapy is not clear yet. Further investigation is necessary.
Dierickx
Inge
I
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Deraedt
Karen
K
Poppe
Willy
W
Verguts
Jasper
J
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009232:Myxoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014846:Vulvar Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery