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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Main Authors: Archana, Saritha Shamsunder, Amit Yadav, Sunita Malik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2019-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
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Online Access: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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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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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
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title_short An unusual tumor of the vagina
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topic Cytokeratin
Merkel cell carcinoma
vulvovaginal mass
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