title: Giant endocervical polyp mimicking cervical malignancy: primary excision and hysteroscopic resection.
abstract: Giant cervical polyps are characterized by an unusually large size and appear clinically as malignant. A 35-year-old woman had increased vaginal discharge and lower abdominal discomfort. At examination, a fist-sized, hard, consistent mass was found in the vagina. Pelvic magnetic resonance imaging revealed a 12.6 x 8-cm solid tumor with internal papillary growth within the entire vaginal cavity. The tumor base was suspected to have originated from the endocervix by a connecting stalk. Primary excision of the tumor was performed via the vagina, and the remnant tissue was completely removed at hysteroscopic resection. The final histopathologic findings confirmed a benign giant cervical polyp.
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Guro-gu, Seoul, Korea.
authors: Kyong Wook
authors: KW
authors: Yi
authors: Seung-Hun
authors: SH
authors: Song
authors: Kyeong Ah
authors: KA
authors: Kim
authors: Woon Yong
authors: WY
authors: Jung
authors: Jae Kwan
authors: JK
authors: Lee
authors: Jun-Young
authors: JY
authors: Hur
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015907:Hysteroscopy; D011127:Polyps / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D015843:Serpins / Q000097:blood; D002577:Uterine Cervical Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D015843:Serpins; C051072:squamous cell carcinoma-related antigen