title: Very rare cause of vaginal mass in pregnancy: cavernous hemangioma.
abstract: Vaginal cavernous hemangioma is a considerably rare condition during pregnancy. There has only been one reported case to date. A multiparous, 24-year-old woman in the 32nd week of pregnancy was admitted with a mass prolapsed from the vagina, which had suddenly increased in size over the previous few days. A necrotic mass obstructing the vaginal canal and originating from the posterior wall was observed in a pelvic physical examination and carefully excised. The patient had contractions after the intervention and was administered tocolytic treatment with bed-rest and fluids. Her obstetric clinical status was stable after treatment and she gave birth without complication at 37 weeks and 5 days from the vaginal canal. The main approach to these very rare tumors of pregnancy, especially in the presence of necrosis, infection and/or obstruction, should be excision. But the potential for increased blood loss that may occur due to the hypervascular structure of the tumor should be taken into account.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey. drfatihcelik@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Celik
authors.forename: Dagistan Tolga
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Arioz
authors.forename: Gülengül N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Köken
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yilmazer
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014621:Vagina / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014625:Vaginal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D055815:Young Adult