Large Vulvar Lipoma in an Adolescent: A Case Report.
10.3346/jkms.2008.23.4.744
- Author:
Jung Hoon LEE
1
;
Seung Moon CHUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. junghoonlee@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Lipoma;
Vulvar Neoplasms;
Vulva;
Adolescent
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Female;
Humans;
Lipoma/diagnosis/*pathology/surgery;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed;
Vulvar Neoplasms/diagnosis/*pathology/surgery
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
2008;23(4):744-746
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Lipomas are the most common benign tumors of soft tissues. However, conventional lipomas have been reported only rarely as presenting in the vulva. We present a case of vulvar lipoma in a 17-yr-old woman, possibly caused by chronic intermittent irritation.
