title: Angiokeratoma of clitoris: a rare lesion in an adolescent girl.
abstract: Angiokeratoma is a benign vascular lesion. It is the result of dilation of ectatic subdermal vessels and congested capillaries. Weakness of the vessel walls, either from acquired or congenital reasons, can cause formation of the lesion. Angiokeratoma is more common in males, in whom it forms on the scrotal wall. An equivalent form can occur in females, generally on the vulva. The clitoris is an extremely rare location. We present the case of a 14-year-old girl with a clitoral angiokeratoma. To our knowledge, this is the first presented case of clitoral angiokeratoma in a child in English published reports.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Bahçelievler, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yiğiter
authors.forename: Irfan Serdar
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Arda
authors.forename: Emine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tosun
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Celik
authors.forename: Akgün
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hiçsönmez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000794:Angiokeratoma / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D002987:Clitoris; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy