Vulvar lymphoedematous pseudotumours mistaken for aggressive angiomyxoma: Report of two cases

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 212-216

  D'Antonio, Antonio ^a   Caleo, Alessia ^a   Boscaino, Amedeo ^c   Mossetti, Gennaro ^b   Iannantuoni, Nicola ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SAN GIOVANNI DI DIO E RUGGI D ARAGONA   (Italy)

^b Unit of Pathologic Anatomy   (Italy)

^c CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aggressive angiomyxoma; Differential diagnosis; Lymphoedema; Vulvar lymphoedematous tumour

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CASE REPORT; CELL PROLIFERATION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HEMANGIOMYXOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHEDEMA; LYMPHOEDEMATOUS PSEUDOTUMOR; MYXOMA; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOTUMOR; SPINDLE CELL; VAGINA PAIN; VULVA PRURITUS; VULVA TUMOR;

ADULT; BIOPSY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC VESSELS; LYMPHEDEMA; MIDDLE AGED; MYXOMA; VULVA; VULVAR DISEASES; VULVAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 73649123919     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000274467     Document Type: Article

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