The differential diagnosis of vaginal polypoid masses should take rhabdomyoma into consideration even it is an extremely rare tumor. The present report describes a vaginal cystic mass located in the anterior wall of an asymptomatic, 38-year-old, Caucasian, nulliparous woman. Local excision and subsequent pathological examination were performed. The final diagnosis was vaginal rhabdomyoma. The literature is reviewed and differential diagnosis are discussed. (C) 2011 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.

Rhabdomyoma of the vagina. Case report and short literature review / Patrelli, T. S.; Franchi, L.; Gizzo, S.; Kiener, A.; Berretta, R.; Giovanni, Piantelli; Caruana, P.; Nardelli, G. B.; Alberto, BACCHI MODENA. - In: ANNALES DE PATHOLOGIE. - ISSN 0242-6498. - 32:(2012), pp. 53-57. [10.1016/j.annpat.2011.08.019]

Rhabdomyoma of the vagina. Case report and short literature review

R. Berretta;
2012-01-01

Abstract

The differential diagnosis of vaginal polypoid masses should take rhabdomyoma into consideration even it is an extremely rare tumor. The present report describes a vaginal cystic mass located in the anterior wall of an asymptomatic, 38-year-old, Caucasian, nulliparous woman. Local excision and subsequent pathological examination were performed. The final diagnosis was vaginal rhabdomyoma. The literature is reviewed and differential diagnosis are discussed. (C) 2011 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
2012
Rhabdomyoma of the vagina. Case report and short literature review / Patrelli, T. S.; Franchi, L.; Gizzo, S.; Kiener, A.; Berretta, R.; Giovanni, Piantelli; Caruana, P.; Nardelli, G. B.; Alberto, BACCHI MODENA. - In: ANNALES DE PATHOLOGIE. - ISSN 0242-6498. - 32:(2012), pp. 53-57. [10.1016/j.annpat.2011.08.019]
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