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Case Reports
. 2019 Apr 29:32:208.
doi: 10.11604/pamj.2019.32.208.18480. eCollection 2019.

Vulvar leiomyoma: a case report

Safaa Ammouri  1 , Chourouk Elkarkri  1 , Najia Zeraidi  1 , Amina Lakhdar  1 , Abdelaziz Baydada  1
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Vulvar leiomyoma: a case report

Safaa Ammouri et al. Pan Afr Med J. .

Abstract

Leiomyomas represent about 3.8% of all benign soft tissue tumors. Vulvar localization is very rare. We present a case of a vulvar leiomyoma and discuss diagnostic and therapeutic features of this disease. A 30-year-old female patient with no medical history, had a 5cm mass located in the left large lip causing a discomfort at the perineum especially in sitting and walking. She underwent a complete surgical excision of the mass. The pathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of a leiomyoma. There was no recurrence after 24-months' follow-up. The vulvar leiomyoma is a rare benign tumor. The diagnosis is made only postoperatively after resection of the mass. The treatment is essentially based on total excision of the mass with a good prognosis.

Keywords: Leiomyoma; large lip; vulva.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing interests.

Figures

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Figure 1
Aspect of the vulva mass at clinical examination
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Figure 2
Specimen of the vulva mass measuring 4.5 x 3cm
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Figure 3
Squamous coat with tumor proliferation in crisscross beams HE x 4
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Figure 4
Well limited proliferation by a fibrous capsule and formed of bundles of cells with smooth muscular differentiation HER x 10
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