A case of aggressive angiomyxoma of the vulva.
- Author:
Byung Joon PARK
1
;
Yong Wook KIM
;
Tae Eung KIM
;
Lee So MAENG
Author Information
1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Incheon st. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Incheon, Korea. tekim@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Aggressive angiomyxoma;
Vulva
- MeSH:
Estrogens;
Female;
Follow-Up Studies;
Genitalia;
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone;
Humans;
Myxoma;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Pelvis;
Receptors, Progesterone;
Recurrence;
Vulva
- From:Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
2008;51(11):1396-1401
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Aggressive angiomyxoma is an uncommon soft-tissue neoplasm which affects the pelvis and genital organs of the young female predominantly. This tumor has a high tendency of local recurrence, but it usually does not develop metastasis. Although surgical excision with wide tumor-free margins may be necessary to obtain a complete cure, some of patients experience local recurrences. Many of the tumors are estrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PR) positive and medical therapy with gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists showed to be effective in a few cases. We present a case of 29-years-old women who has aggressive angiomyxoma which was misdiagnosed as bartholin duct cyst. She was treated by wide local excision with postoperative adjuvant GnRH agonist therapy for 3 months. She is now free of disease during 9 months of follow up. We have described this case with the brief of literature.
