title: Vulvar lipoma: is it so rare?
abstract: Vulvar lipoma is said to be so rare that only a few cases have been reported. We present two cases of vulvar lipoma that were diagnosed within six months in our centre in a 28 year-old para 2 and 35 year-old para 1 woman both of whom presented with slow-growing masses in the vulva. A detailed discussion of the clinical features and current management options are outlined, with emphasis on the need to subject all excised lesions to histopathological evaluation; to ensure accurate diagnosis and differentiate this benign swelling from cystic swellings and malignant neoplasms in the vulva.
authors.affiliation: School of Medical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. dratodoi@yahoo.com
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Odoi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Owusu-Bempah
authors.forename: E T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Dassah
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Darkey
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Quayson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014846:Vulvar Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*