A case report: The third-largest case in the literature of a vulvar lipoma

Lipoma is the most common soft-tissue tumor of mesenchymal tissue origin although very rarely found in the vulva. The present study aims to present a very rare and big lipoma. In this case, the patient was 70 years old and was admitted to our clinic with the complaint of soft vulvar mass, 17 cm × 14...

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Main Author: Gokmen Sukgen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Gynecology and Minimally Invasive Therapy
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Online Access:http://www.e-gmit.com/article.asp?issn=2213-3070;year=2020;volume=9;issue=4;spage=234;epage=236;aulast=Sukgen
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Summary:Lipoma is the most common soft-tissue tumor of mesenchymal tissue origin although very rarely found in the vulva. The present study aims to present a very rare and big lipoma. In this case, the patient was 70 years old and was admitted to our clinic with the complaint of soft vulvar mass, 17 cm × 14 cm × 10 cm in size. The mass appeared about 7 years ago and was growing for the past 2 years and extended to the labium majus from the left inguinal region. The author performed a vulvar reconstruction with total excision of the mass. Pathological examination revealed a lipoma. Vulvar lipoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of vulvar masses, although lipomatous masses are rarely seen in vulva.
ISSN:2213-3070