title: Genital sanguineous discharge in prepuberty: a case of mullerian papilloma of vagina in a nine-year-old girl.
abstract: Vaginal bleeding in prepuberty is an alarming symptom that must be carefully investigated. Among quite common causes of genital sanguineous discharge, there are rarer conditions responsible for bleeding at this age like Mullerian papilloma of the genital tract. In this report, we describe a case of Mullerian papilloma of the vagina in a 9-year-old girl. We believe in the importance of a correct clinical setting and histological definition to avoid wrong diagnosis and consequent inadequate treatments. Mullerian papilloma, a benign tumor, can in fact be treated only with local excision.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Chieti, Italy. stetumin@tin.it
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tumini
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Carinci
authors.forename: Maria Teresa
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Anzellotti
authors.forename: Pier Luigi Lelli
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Chiesa
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: Liborio
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Stuppia
authors.forename: Silvano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bertelloni
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chiarelli
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020702:Hysteroscopes; D009095:Mullerian Ducts / Q000473:pathology*; D010212:Papilloma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014625:Vaginal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery