Benign Glandular Lesions, Pathology of the Vagina

Raji Ganesan
In: Encyclopedia of Pathology · 2023 · pp. 60–62 · doi:10.1007/978-3-030-97378-0_5594 · W4390825749
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This paper describes endometriosis, a condition characterized by endometrial stroma with or without glands, which can cause vaginal bleeding, pain, and rarely polypoid masses.

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This encyclopedia chapter reviews benign glandular lesions of the vagina, focusing on endometriosis and describing its definition, clinical presentation, incidence (with deep vaginal endometriosis stated as more common), typical age group (mostly premenopausal), and common sites (upper vagina; posterior wall for polypoid forms). It summarizes key pathology features on microscopy, including the presence of endometrial-type glands and/or stroma, and notes that lesions during pregnancy or hormone treatment may show stromal decidualization; it also characterizes macroscopic appearances such as polypoid or hemorrhagic masses. A limitation is that this is a descriptive pathology overview with case-based literature citations rather than original study data or a comparative analysis of outcomes. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — a pathology review of vaginal endometriosis (including polypoid presentations and histologic features) within benign glandular lesions of the vagina.

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