Aggressive angiomyxoma of the vulva. Case report and literature review
Nava Flores, E.Lizeth.; Alvarez Blanco, M.A.; Figueroa Vadillo, Jín.; Cruz Ortiz, H.
Ginecologia y Obstetricia de Mexico 77(10): 487-490
2009
ISSN/ISBN: 0300-9041 PMID: 19902678 Document Number: 637267
Aggressive angiomyxoma is a rare vulvovaginal, perineal or pelvic mesenchymal neoplasm with a marked tendency to local recurrence but does not metastasize. A case of an aggressive angiomyxoma of vulva in a 39-years-old women with an illness of one year prior to examination, with a slow and progressive growth of the left vulvar region, without other symptoms. During physical examination, a piriform tumor of 15x10 cm was found, located on the left labia majora, soft tissue dependent. Wide resection of the tumor were performed. Hystopathology reported an aggressive angiomyxoma of the vulva, with tumor in resection margins. The patient was treated with a 65Gy postsurgical radiotherapy and gosereline 3.6 mg monthly, during 6 cycles. Aggressive angiomyxoma is a rare neoplasm 150 cases has been reported. The treatment is surgical resection. Radiotherapy and hormonal adyuvant is not fully stablished.