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Vaginal polyps with pseudosarcomatous features: A clinicopathologic study of seven cases
Author(s) -
Miettinen M.,
Wahlström T.,
Vesterinen E.,
Saksela E.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19830315)51:6<1148::aid-cncr2820510629>3.0.co;2-7
Subject(s) - medicine , rhabdomyosarcoma , stromal cell , sarcoma , pathology , vaginal bleeding , vagina , dermatology , surgery , pregnancy , biology , genetics
Seven cases of vaginal polyps with atypical stromal cells were investigated. Three of the cases were classified as vaginal rhabdomyoma and four as fibroepithelial polyps with atypical stromal cells. All of the patients were adult women with minor or no symptoms. None of the tumor recurred or metastasized. The recognition of the vaginal polyps with bizarre stromal cells is important in order to avoid misdiagnosis of sarcoma, particularly botryoid rhabdomyosarcoma.