Clinical features and treatment options for aggressive angiomyxoma.
- Author:
Min LUO
1
;
Yang XIANG
;
Xi-run WAN
;
Lan ZHU
;
Jing-he LANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adolescent; Adult; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Myxoma; diagnosis; pathology; surgery; Retrospective Studies; Urogenital Neoplasms; diagnosis; pathology; surgery
- From: Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae 2006;28(5):730-732
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo discuss the clinical features and treatment options for aggressive angiomyxoma (AAM).
METHODSWe retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 4 patients with AAM treated at PUMC Hospital from January 1990 to December 2004.
RESULTSThere were 1 man and 3 women with an average age of 34 years. The average age of the female patients were 27 years. Two patients (50%) had urinary or enteric compressive complaints, while another 2 patients had no clinical symptoms. Two patients underwent transvaginal surgeries, 1 patient underwent transabdomenal surgery, and 1 patient underwent subcurtaneouly local excision. Three patients (75%) experienced recurrences after operation and the median relapse time was 2.5 years.
CONCLUSIONSAAM usually occurs in female pelvic cavity and the soft tissues of female perineum. AAM is huge in capacity, and easy to infiltrate or recur locally.
