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Department of Gynaecology, St Vincent's University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4, , Ireland. eibhlinmohan@hotmail.comIssue Date
2012-02-01T10:31:14ZMeSH
AdultFemale
Hemangioendothelioma/*diagnosis/surgery
Hemangiopericytoma/*diagnosis/surgery
Humans
Vaginal Neoplasms/*diagnosis/surgery
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Ir J Med Sci. 2009 Jun;178(2):223-5. Epub 2008 Feb 21.Journal
Irish journal of medical scienceDOI
10.1007/s11845-008-0138-yPubMed ID
18288571Abstract
Vaginal tumours are uncommon and this is a particularly rare case of a vaginal haemangioendothelioma in a 38-year-old woman. Initial presentation consisted of symptoms similar to uterovaginal prolapse with "something coming down". Examination under anaesthesia demonstrated a necrotic anterior vaginal wall tumour. Histology of the lesion revealed a haemangioendothelioma which had some features of haemangiopericytoma. While the natural history of vaginal haemangioendothelioma is uncertain, as a group, they have a propensity for local recurrence. To our knowledge this is the third reported case of a vaginal haemangioendothelioma. Management of this tumour is challenging given the paucity of literature on this tumour. There is a need to add rare tumours to our "knowledge bank" to guide management of these unusual tumours.Language
engISSN
1863-4362 (Electronic)0021-1265 (Linking)
ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1007/s11845-008-0138-y
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