title: Recurrent hypertrophy of the labia minora: a hormonally related lesion possibly related to fibroepithelial stromal polyps of the vulva.
abstract: The literature on hypertrophy of the labia minora has focused predominantly on surgical procedures, with little attention to etiology. We present a case of recurrent labial hypertrophy and postulate that this is a hormonally related lesion, similar to fibroepithelial stromal polyps.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ 07103, USA. hellerds@umdnj.edu
authors.forename: Debra S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Heller
authors.forename: Olabisi O
authors.initials: OO
authors.lastname: Kuye
mesh_terms: D004967:Estrogens / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D018225:Neoplasms, Fibroepithelial / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011127:Polyps / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012008:Recurrence; D014844:Vulva / Q000473:pathology*; D014846:Vulvar Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D004967:Estrogens