title: Mesenchymal Lesions of the Lower Genital Tract.
abstract: A variety of site-specific mesenchymal lesions of the lower genital tract may occur, which are often diagnostically challenging because of their morphologic overlap. Some of this morphologic homogeneity presumably stems from a potentially shared origin from the specialized superficial stroma of the distal female genital tract. Despite shared appearances, morphologic distinction remains the gold standard for diagnosis of most of these lesions, as immunoperoxidase staining is often not helpful in their distinction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: mnucci@partners.org.
authors.forename: Marisa R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Nucci
keywords: Angiomyofibroblastoma; Cellular angiofibroma; Deep (aggressive) angiomyxoma; Extramammary myofibroblastoma; Fibroepithelial stromal polyp; Prepubertal vulval fibroma; Superficial angiomyxoma