An unusual tumor of the vagina
A 28-year-old female came with complaints of swelling in the perineal area; examination revealed a nontender and fixed mass of approximately 4 cm × 3 cm on the right vulvovaginal junction extending into the vaginal wall. Wide excision of the mass was performed; histopathological examination revealed...
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| author | Archana Saritha Shamsunder Amit Yadav Sunita Malik |
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| description | A 28-year-old female came with complaints of swelling in the perineal area; examination revealed a nontender and fixed mass of approximately 4 cm × 3 cm on the right vulvovaginal junction extending into the vaginal wall. Wide excision of the mass was performed; histopathological examination revealed features suggestive of Merkel cell carcinoma of vagina. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-706ccccac87d4df69fd99a24fac979a22025-08-20T03:19:15ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology0971-58510975-21292019-01-0140512312510.4103/ijmpo.ijmpo_239_17An unusual tumor of the vaginaArchanaSaritha ShamsunderAmit YadavSunita MalikA 28-year-old female came with complaints of swelling in the perineal area; examination revealed a nontender and fixed mass of approximately 4 cm × 3 cm on the right vulvovaginal junction extending into the vaginal wall. Wide excision of the mass was performed; histopathological examination revealed features suggestive of Merkel cell carcinoma of vagina.http://www.ijmpo.org/article.asp?issn=0971-5851;year=2019;volume=40;issue=5;spage=123;epage=125;aulast=ShamsunderCytokeratinMerkel cell carcinomavulvovaginal mass |
| spellingShingle | Archana Saritha Shamsunder Amit Yadav Sunita Malik An unusual tumor of the vagina Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology Cytokeratin Merkel cell carcinoma vulvovaginal mass |
| title | An unusual tumor of the vagina |
| title_full | An unusual tumor of the vagina |
| title_fullStr | An unusual tumor of the vagina |
| title_full_unstemmed | An unusual tumor of the vagina |
| title_short | An unusual tumor of the vagina |
| title_sort | unusual tumor of the vagina |
| topic | Cytokeratin Merkel cell carcinoma vulvovaginal mass |
| url | http://www.ijmpo.org/article.asp?issn=0971-5851;year=2019;volume=40;issue=5;spage=123;epage=125;aulast=Shamsunder |
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