title: Vaginal haemangioendothelioma: an unusual tumour.
abstract: Vaginal tumours are uncommon and this is a particularly rare case of a vaginal haemangioendothelioma in a 38-year-old woman. Initial presentation consisted of symptoms similar to uterovaginal prolapse with "something coming down". Examination under anaesthesia demonstrated a necrotic anterior vaginal wall tumour. Histology of the lesion revealed a haemangioendothelioma which had some features of haemangiopericytoma. While the natural history of vaginal haemangioendothelioma is uncertain, as a group, they have a propensity for local recurrence. To our knowledge this is the third reported case of a vaginal haemangioendothelioma. Management of this tumour is challenging given the paucity of literature on this tumour. There is a need to add rare tumours to our "knowledge bank" to guide management of these unusual tumours.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynaecology, St Vincent's University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4, Ireland. eibhlinmohan@hotmail.com
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mohan
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shireen
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hayes
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Canney
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Mooney
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Murphy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006390:Hemangioendothelioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006393:Hemangiopericytoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D014625:Vaginal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery