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A Giant Fibroepithelial Polyp of the Vulva

Although vulvar lesions are mostly malignant, polyps represent one of the most frequent benign tumors of the vulva, typically measuring less than 5 cm in size. Larger lesions are uncommon and are likely the result of mesenchymal cell growth in the hormonally responsive subepithelial stromal layer of...

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Autores principales: Dura, Mustafa Cengiz, Aktürk, Hilal, Sungur, Gül Şüheda, Alsalamin, Waseem O.I.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10292083/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37378209
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.39152
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author Dura, Mustafa Cengiz
Aktürk, Hilal
Sungur, Gül Şüheda
Alsalamin, Waseem O.I.
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description Although vulvar lesions are mostly malignant, polyps represent one of the most frequent benign tumors of the vulva, typically measuring less than 5 cm in size. Larger lesions are uncommon and are likely the result of mesenchymal cell growth in the hormonally responsive subepithelial stromal layer of the lower genital tract. Typically, vulvar polyps are asymptomatic in their initial stages, and patients often delay seeking medical attention due to sociocultural factors. In this report, we present a case of a giant vulvar polyp and examine the underlying etiology and symptoms of this condition, highlighting the life stages of women that are most frequently affected. Additionally, we emphasize the rare but potential occurrence of malignant forms.
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spelling pubmed-102920832023-06-27 A Giant Fibroepithelial Polyp of the Vulva Dura, Mustafa Cengiz Aktürk, Hilal Sungur, Gül Şüheda Alsalamin, Waseem O.I. Cureus Obstetrics/Gynecology Although vulvar lesions are mostly malignant, polyps represent one of the most frequent benign tumors of the vulva, typically measuring less than 5 cm in size. Larger lesions are uncommon and are likely the result of mesenchymal cell growth in the hormonally responsive subepithelial stromal layer of the lower genital tract. Typically, vulvar polyps are asymptomatic in their initial stages, and patients often delay seeking medical attention due to sociocultural factors. In this report, we present a case of a giant vulvar polyp and examine the underlying etiology and symptoms of this condition, highlighting the life stages of women that are most frequently affected. Additionally, we emphasize the rare but potential occurrence of malignant forms. Cureus 2023-05-17 /pmc/articles/PMC10292083/ /pubmed/37378209 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.39152 Text en Copyright © 2023, Dura et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Dura, Mustafa Cengiz
Aktürk, Hilal
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Alsalamin, Waseem O.I.
A Giant Fibroepithelial Polyp of the Vulva
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title_short A Giant Fibroepithelial Polyp of the Vulva
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topic Obstetrics/Gynecology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10292083/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.39152
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