Recurrent hypertrophy of the labia minora: A hormonally related lesion possibly related to fibroepithelial stromal polyps of the vulva

Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 69-70

  Heller, Debra S ^a,b   Kuye, Olabisi O ^b  

^a Department of Pathology   (France)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

fibroepithelial; hypertrophy; neoplasms; polyps; Vulva

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; EXCISION; FEMALE; FIBROEPITHELIAL STROMAL POLYP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTROPHY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABIA MINORA HYPERTROPHY; POLYP; RECURRENT DISEASE; VULVA DISEASE;

ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, FIBROEPITHELIAL; POLYPS; RECURRENCE; VULVA; VULVAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 78651351224     PISSN: 10892591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/LGT.0b013e3181ee3e97     Document Type: Article

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