Aggressive angiomyxoma in the inguinal region: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Aggressive angiomyxoma is a rare myxoid mesenchymal tumor of the pelvis and perineum, which occurs almost exclusively in adult women. The tumor is especially rare in men. CASE PRESENTATION: We report the case of a 68-year-old Japanese man with a slowly growing inguinal swelling. At sur...

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Autor principal: Kondo, Takeshi
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3014961/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21143833
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-4-396
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Aggressive angiomyxoma is a rare myxoid mesenchymal tumor of the pelvis and perineum, which occurs almost exclusively in adult women. The tumor is especially rare in men. CASE PRESENTATION: We report the case of a 68-year-old Japanese man with a slowly growing inguinal swelling. At surgery, a huge mass in the soft tissue of the inguinal region was found, not involving the adjacent organs. The morphologic picture was compatible with aggressive angiomyxoma of the inguinal region. CONCLUSIONS: Aggressive angiomyxoma is a very rare, locally infiltrative neoplasm. Thus, after surgery, close follow-up is needed because of a high risk of local recurrence.

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