Giant vulvar epithelium-fibrous polypus: case report and literature review

Authors

  • Eduardo Borges Coscia FCMS/PUC-SP
  • Luiz Ferraz Sampaio Neto FCMS/PUC-SP
  • Maria Cecília Ferro FCMS/PUC-SP
  • Mayara Kato Perez FCMS/PUC-SP
  • Fabiana Garcia Faustino FCMS/PUC-SP
  • Rafaella Lemos Alves Ribeiro FCMS/PUC-SP

Keywords:

polyps, fibroepithelial neoplasms, vulvar neoplasms.

Abstract

ABSTRACT
Fibroepithelial polyp of the lower genital tract affects obese middle-aged women being more frequent in the vagina. They are much less common to be found in the vulva. They have a variable clinical presentation being mostly small with an average diameter of 1 cm to 2 cm, pedunculated and rarely achieving large dimensions. As for histological characteristics, they may be predominantly epithelial or primarily stromal, and are usually benign. We present the case of a 30-year old patient with the diagnosis of a giant fibroepithelial polyp of the vulva which gradually grew in size reaching 15 cm in its largest diameter. The diagnosis was confirmed after surgical resection and histological analysis of the lesion.

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Author Biographies

Eduardo Borges Coscia, FCMS/PUC-SP

Professor do Depto. de Cirurgia FCMS/PUC-SP

Luiz Ferraz Sampaio Neto, FCMS/PUC-SP

Professor do Depto. de Cirurgia FCMS/PUC-SP

Maria Cecília Ferro, FCMS/PUC-SP

Professora do Depto. de Morfologia e Anatomia FCMS/PUC-SP

Mayara Kato Perez, FCMS/PUC-SP

Acadêmica do curso de Medicina FCMS/PUC-SP

Fabiana Garcia Faustino, FCMS/PUC-SP

Acadêmica do curso de Medicina FCMS/PUC-SP

Rafaella Lemos Alves Ribeiro, FCMS/PUC-SP

Acadêmica do curso de Medicina FCMS/PUC-SP

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Published

2014-06-26

How to Cite

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Coscia EB, Sampaio Neto LF, Ferro MC, Perez MK, Faustino FG, Ribeiro RLA. Giant vulvar epithelium-fibrous polypus: case report and literature review. Rev. Fac. Ciênc. Méd. Sorocaba [Internet]. 2014Jun.26 [cited 2024Jul.20];16(2):96-8. Available from: https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/RFCMS/article/view/13873

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Vol. 16 No. 2 (2014)

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Case Report

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