title: [Aggressive angiomyxoma of the vulva. Case report and literature review].
abstract: Aggressive angiomyxoma is a rare vulvovaginal, perineal or pelvic mesenchymal neoplasm with a marked tendency to local recurrence but does not metastasize. A case of an aggressive angiomyxoma of vulva in a 39-years-old women with an illness of one year prior to examination, with a slow and progressive growth of the left vulvar region, without other symptoms. During physical examination, a piriform tumor of 15x10 cm was found, located on the left labia majora, soft tissue dependent. Wide resection of the tumor were performed. Hystopathology reported an aggressive angiomyxoma of the vulva, with tumor in resection margins. The patient was treated with a 65Gy postsurgical radiotherapy and gosereline 3.6 mg monthly, during 6 cycles. Aggressive angiomyxoma is a rare neoplasm 150 cases has been reported. The treatment is surgical resection. Radiotherapy and hormonal adyuvant is not fully stablished.
authors.affiliation: División de Medicina, Hospital General de México, OD.
authors.forename: Elda Lizeth
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Nava Flores
authors.forename: Mario A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Alvarez Blanco
authors.forename: Jazmín
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Figueroa Vadillo
authors.forename: Humberto
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cruz Ortiz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009232:Myxoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D014846:Vulvar Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy