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Leiomyosarcoma of the Vulva Mimicking as Chronic Bartholin Cyst: A Case Report
Smooth muscle neoplasms of the vulva are rare, and when localized in the Bartholin’s gland, it can be mistaken as a benign lesion leading to a delay in diagnosis. We report a case of leiomyosarcoma of the Bartholin’s gland in a 63-year-old postmenopausal woman, which clinically mimicked a chronic Ba...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7391323/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32760601 http://dx.doi.org/10.5001/omj.2020.74 |
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author | Saquib, Shabnam Cherawala, Masuma Abdel Rahman, Omyma Keloth, Tasnim EV |
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description | Smooth muscle neoplasms of the vulva are rare, and when localized in the Bartholin’s gland, it can be mistaken as a benign lesion leading to a delay in diagnosis. We report a case of leiomyosarcoma of the Bartholin’s gland in a 63-year-old postmenopausal woman, which clinically mimicked a chronic Bartholin’s gland cyst. This case report emphasizes the importance of suspecting malignancy in any vulvar lesion in women of postmenopausal age, despite its location and asymptomatic appearance. A prompt, careful evaluation with adequate clinical judgment will help to manage such cases efficiently. |
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spelling | pubmed-73913232020-08-04 Leiomyosarcoma of the Vulva Mimicking as Chronic Bartholin Cyst: A Case Report Saquib, Shabnam Cherawala, Masuma Abdel Rahman, Omyma Keloth, Tasnim EV Oman Med J Case Report Smooth muscle neoplasms of the vulva are rare, and when localized in the Bartholin’s gland, it can be mistaken as a benign lesion leading to a delay in diagnosis. We report a case of leiomyosarcoma of the Bartholin’s gland in a 63-year-old postmenopausal woman, which clinically mimicked a chronic Bartholin’s gland cyst. This case report emphasizes the importance of suspecting malignancy in any vulvar lesion in women of postmenopausal age, despite its location and asymptomatic appearance. A prompt, careful evaluation with adequate clinical judgment will help to manage such cases efficiently. OMJ 2020-07-29 /pmc/articles/PMC7391323/ /pubmed/32760601 http://dx.doi.org/10.5001/omj.2020.74 Text en The OMJ is Published Bimonthly and Copyrighted 2020 by the OMSB. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial (CC BY-NC) 4.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
spellingShingle | Case Report Saquib, Shabnam Cherawala, Masuma Abdel Rahman, Omyma Keloth, Tasnim EV Leiomyosarcoma of the Vulva Mimicking as Chronic Bartholin Cyst: A Case Report |
title | Leiomyosarcoma of the Vulva Mimicking as Chronic Bartholin Cyst: A Case Report |
title_full | Leiomyosarcoma of the Vulva Mimicking as Chronic Bartholin Cyst: A Case Report |
title_fullStr | Leiomyosarcoma of the Vulva Mimicking as Chronic Bartholin Cyst: A Case Report |
title_full_unstemmed | Leiomyosarcoma of the Vulva Mimicking as Chronic Bartholin Cyst: A Case Report |
title_short | Leiomyosarcoma of the Vulva Mimicking as Chronic Bartholin Cyst: A Case Report |
title_sort | leiomyosarcoma of the vulva mimicking as chronic bartholin cyst: a case report |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7391323/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32760601 http://dx.doi.org/10.5001/omj.2020.74 |
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