Volume: 43 Issue: Supplementary 1
Year: 2023, Page: 247-248, Doi: https://doi.org/10.51248/.v43i1.2125
Vulvar leiomyoma possesses a diagnostic challenge clinically due to its rarity. Usually, it is diagnosed as Bartholin cyst in clinical practice, until histopathological examination is done. Herein we report a 49-year female with a painless perineal swelling on the right side of the vulva for 5 months. Clinically, it was suspected as Bartholin gland cyst based on her anatomical location, clinical signs, and symptoms. Excision was done and histopathological study revealed a benign smooth muscle neoplasm with whorls and interlacing fascicles of spindle shaped cells without nuclear atypia. Hence diagnosed as vulvar leiomyoma histopathologically.
Keywords: Vulva; vulvar leiomyoma; Bartholin cyst
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V. Lakshmi Priya, S. Mary Lilly. A rare case of vulvar leiomyoma masquerading as Bartholin cyst. Biomedicine: 2023; 43(1) Supplementary issue: 247-248