Needle aspiration biopsy of vulvar endometriosis. A case report.

Naseem Mahmud, N Mahmud, N Kusuda, Shuji Ichinose, S Ichinose, Yoshinori Gyotoku, Y Gyotoku, Haruhiko Nakajima, H Nakajima, Tadashi Ishimaru, T Ishimaru, Tsuyoshi Yamabe, T Yamabe
Acta cytologica · 1992 · vol. 36(4) , pp. 514–6 · PMID:1636344 · W2525407920
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This report details a rare case of vulvar endometriosis diagnosed via needle aspiration biopsy, followed by conservative surgical excision, with the patient remaining asymptomatic at six-month follow-up.

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Abstract

Vulvar involvement by endometriosis is extremely rare. A patient presented with a vulvar tumor and was diagnosed on needle aspiration biopsy and subsequently on histopathology as having endometriosis of the vulva. The treatment offered was conservative, local excision of the tumor. The patient was well and free of complaints when last seen in the Outpatient Department, at six months of follow-up. Needle aspiration biopsy as a diagnostic tool in vulvar tumors and the histogenesis of the endometriosis are discussed.

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mesh:D004715endometriosis

MeSH descriptors

Endometriosis Vulvar Neoplasms Adult Biopsy, Needle Endometriosis Female Humans Vulvar Neoplasms

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