Phyllodes tumor of the vulva: report of two cases.
Ectopic breast tissue can occur anywhere along the primitive embryonic milk line     and can be the site of the same pathologic processes found in the normal breast.     Phyllodes tumor is an extremely rare fibroepithelial neoplasm that occurs in     ectopic breast tissue of the vulva. To date, only 8 cases of phyllodes tumor in     the vulva have been reported in the literature. This paper presents two     additional case of benign phyllodes tumor in the vulva. The first patient was a     43-year-old woman, presenting with a lesion on the left anterior mons pubis that     had increased in size in the last three months. The second patient was a     50-year-old woman, presenting with a two-month history of a mass in the right     labium majus. The patients underwent excisional biopsy. The histological     examination of both specimens revealed a characteristic pattern of benign     phyllodes tumor. In conclusion, the pathologists need to be aware that the     lesion can occur in this location. Herein, the concepts about the histogenesis     of phyllodes tumor in the vulva are discussed and a brief review of the     previously reported cases is given.
Department of Pathology, Akdeniz University, Faculty of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey. iremhicrang@hotmail.com
Irem Hicran
IH
Özbudak
Hampar
H
Akkaya
Bahar
B
Akkaya
Gülgün
G
Erdoğan
Hadice Elif
HE
Peşterelı
Fatma Şeyda
FŞ
Karavelı
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D003557:Phyllodes Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014846:Vulvar Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery