Aggressive angiomyxoma of vulva recurring 8 years after initial diagnosis.
BACKGROUND
Aggressive angiomyxoma is an uncommon soft tissue tumor which preferentially involves pelvic and vulvoperineal regions of young adult females. The typical characteristics include gelatinous appearance and locally infiltrative nature without evidence of nuclear atypia or mitosis. Treatment involves surgery, but local recurrence is high in spite of apparently complete surgical resection.


METHODS
A 28-year-old woman who had had a history of surgically excised aggressive angiomyxoma of vulva presented with a complaint of vulvar mass. The mass was removed and histopathologic examination revealed an aggressive angiomyxoma without necrosis, atypia, and mitosis.


CONCLUSIONS
Aggressive angiomyxoma should be kept in mind when an asymptomatic and slow-growing vulvar mass is detected in young females. The surgery should aim wide local excision and long-term follow-up is necessary due to high rate of local recurrence.
Salman
Mehmet Coskun
MC
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey. csalman@hacettepe.edu.tr
Kuzey
Gamze Mocan
GM
Dogan
Nasuh Utku
NU
Yuce
Kunter
K
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014846:Vulvar Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery