Aggressive Angiomyxoma of the Vulva: A Précis for Primary Care Providers
Vulvar aggressive angiomyxoma (AA) is a rare mesenchymal tumor of the vulva. Due to its slow-growing nature, it is often overlooked and misdiagnosed by primary care providers (PCPs). We describe a case report of vulvar AA in a 38-year-old woman who underwent complete surgical excision of the neoplas...
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| description | Vulvar aggressive angiomyxoma (AA) is a rare mesenchymal tumor of the vulva. Due to its slow-growing nature, it is often overlooked and misdiagnosed by primary care providers (PCPs). We describe a case report of vulvar AA in a 38-year-old woman who underwent complete surgical excision of the neoplasm with no evidence of recurrence on a 5-year followup. A literature review follows to provide PCPs with the clinical, radiologic, and pathologic features that this tumor displays. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a1a3e49fb98b4513800178f91577eb962025-02-03T06:42:05ZengWileyCase Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology2090-66842090-66922013-01-01201310.1155/2013/183725183725Aggressive Angiomyxoma of the Vulva: A Précis for Primary Care ProvidersR. Elkattah0O. Sarkodie1H. Otteno2A. Fletcher3Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, 325 N State of Franklin Road, Johnson City, TN 37604, USADepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, 325 N State of Franklin Road, Johnson City, TN 37604, USADepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, 325 N State of Franklin Road, Johnson City, TN 37604, USADepartment of Pathology, Quillen College of Medicine, Box 70568, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN 37614, USAVulvar aggressive angiomyxoma (AA) is a rare mesenchymal tumor of the vulva. Due to its slow-growing nature, it is often overlooked and misdiagnosed by primary care providers (PCPs). We describe a case report of vulvar AA in a 38-year-old woman who underwent complete surgical excision of the neoplasm with no evidence of recurrence on a 5-year followup. A literature review follows to provide PCPs with the clinical, radiologic, and pathologic features that this tumor displays.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/183725 |
| spellingShingle | R. Elkattah O. Sarkodie H. Otteno A. Fletcher Aggressive Angiomyxoma of the Vulva: A Précis for Primary Care Providers Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| title | Aggressive Angiomyxoma of the Vulva: A Précis for Primary Care Providers |
| title_full | Aggressive Angiomyxoma of the Vulva: A Précis for Primary Care Providers |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Aggressive Angiomyxoma of the Vulva: A Précis for Primary Care Providers |
| title_short | Aggressive Angiomyxoma of the Vulva: A Précis for Primary Care Providers |
| title_sort | aggressive angiomyxoma of the vulva a precis for primary care providers |
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