Korean J Gynecol Oncol Colposc.
1995 Sep;6(3):199-203.
A Case of Cavernous Hemangioma of the Cervix and Vagina
Abstract
- Hemangioams are usually present at birth of appeat shortly thercafter, as red or purple patches varying in size and most often in the skin. Hemangiomas include the cervix in their ubiquitous distribution; the cervix itself is very vascular and many reported hemangiomas are nothing more than a conspicuous demonstration of local casculatity. The cervical hemangioma is a rare condition which usually presents as vaginal bleeding of unusual cause, Many of the capillary hemangiomas and some of the cavermous types frequently resolve spontaneously. However, some hemagiomas ulcerate and a severe hemorrhage results. We recently encountered a case of cervical hemangioma involving the vagina in a 56-year-old woman. This case os especially interesting in that the histologic type was a cavernous hemangioma with uncommon cariety n the uterine cervix.
