Abstract
Aggressive angiomyxoma (AA) is a rare myofibroblastic tumor, usually affecting young women. Two patients, one with a vaginal and the other with a vulvar mass underwent surgical intervention with different preoperative diagnoses; the former as vaginal cyst and the latter as vulvar hernia. Unfortunately, the pathological evaluation of the specimens revealed aggressive angiomyxoma. Misdiagnosis of this tumor is a common problem.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Biopsy, Needle
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Cysts / diagnosis
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Cysts / pathology*
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Diagnostic Errors
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Female
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Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / methods
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Hernia / diagnosis
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Hernia / pathology*
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Humans
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Immunohistochemistry
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Myxoma / diagnosis
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Myxoma / pathology*
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Myxoma / surgery
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Neoplasm Staging
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Vaginal Diseases / diagnosis
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Vaginal Neoplasms / diagnosis
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Vaginal Neoplasms / pathology*
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Vaginal Neoplasms / surgery
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Vulvar Neoplasms / diagnosis
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Vulvar Neoplasms / pathology*
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Vulvar Neoplasms / surgery