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Vulvar Pyogenic Granuloma in a Postmenopausal Woman: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Introduction. Although pyogenic granulomas (PG) are common and benign vascular proliferations of the skin and mucous membranes, they are relatively rare on the vulva. Case Presentation. A 57-year-old G7P7 postmenopausal woman presented with a 3-year history of a foul smell and bleeding lesions in th...

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Autores principales: Arikan, Deniz Cemgil, Kiran, Gurkan, Sayar, Hamide, Kostu, Bulent, Coskun, Ayhan, Kiran, Hakan
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Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3170811/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21912553
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/201901
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author Arikan, Deniz Cemgil
Kiran, Gurkan
Sayar, Hamide
Kostu, Bulent
Coskun, Ayhan
Kiran, Hakan
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Sayar, Hamide
Kostu, Bulent
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description Introduction. Although pyogenic granulomas (PG) are common and benign vascular proliferations of the skin and mucous membranes, they are relatively rare on the vulva. Case Presentation. A 57-year-old G7P7 postmenopausal woman presented with a 3-year history of a foul smell and bleeding lesions in the genital region. A gynecologic examination revealed multiple large papillomatous, pedunculated, and lobulated lesions that were cherry-red and infective in appearance. There was a 2-cm lesion at the upper intersection of the labia majora, a 2-cm lesion on the right labium majus, and a 4-cm lesion on the clitoris. The patient complained of itching, and the lesions were asymptomatic, except for occasional bleeding. All lesions were excised and sent for histopathological examination, which revealed an ulcerated polypoidal structure with extensive proliferation of vascular channels lined by a single layer of endothelium. The histopathological features were consistent with PG. Conclusion. The present case is the first case of multiple pyogenic granulomas on the vulva in a postmenopausal woman.
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spelling pubmed-31708112011-09-12 Vulvar Pyogenic Granuloma in a Postmenopausal Woman: Case Report and Review of the Literature Arikan, Deniz Cemgil Kiran, Gurkan Sayar, Hamide Kostu, Bulent Coskun, Ayhan Kiran, Hakan Case Rep Med Case Report Introduction. Although pyogenic granulomas (PG) are common and benign vascular proliferations of the skin and mucous membranes, they are relatively rare on the vulva. Case Presentation. A 57-year-old G7P7 postmenopausal woman presented with a 3-year history of a foul smell and bleeding lesions in the genital region. A gynecologic examination revealed multiple large papillomatous, pedunculated, and lobulated lesions that were cherry-red and infective in appearance. There was a 2-cm lesion at the upper intersection of the labia majora, a 2-cm lesion on the right labium majus, and a 4-cm lesion on the clitoris. The patient complained of itching, and the lesions were asymptomatic, except for occasional bleeding. All lesions were excised and sent for histopathological examination, which revealed an ulcerated polypoidal structure with extensive proliferation of vascular channels lined by a single layer of endothelium. The histopathological features were consistent with PG. Conclusion. The present case is the first case of multiple pyogenic granulomas on the vulva in a postmenopausal woman. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011 2011-09-08 /pmc/articles/PMC3170811/ /pubmed/21912553 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/201901 Text en Copyright © 2011 Deniz Cemgil Arikan et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Arikan, Deniz Cemgil
Kiran, Gurkan
Sayar, Hamide
Kostu, Bulent
Coskun, Ayhan
Kiran, Hakan
Vulvar Pyogenic Granuloma in a Postmenopausal Woman: Case Report and Review of the Literature
title Vulvar Pyogenic Granuloma in a Postmenopausal Woman: Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_full Vulvar Pyogenic Granuloma in a Postmenopausal Woman: Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_fullStr Vulvar Pyogenic Granuloma in a Postmenopausal Woman: Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_full_unstemmed Vulvar Pyogenic Granuloma in a Postmenopausal Woman: Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_short Vulvar Pyogenic Granuloma in a Postmenopausal Woman: Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_sort vulvar pyogenic granuloma in a postmenopausal woman: case report and review of the literature
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3170811/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21912553
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/201901
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