Korean J Obstet Gynecol.  2002 Jan;45(1):189-191.

A Case of Vulvar Arteriovenous Hemangioma

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Catholic university of Korea.
  • 2Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Catholic university of Korea.

Abstract

Vulvar ateriovenous hemangioma is a rare pathologic lesion, encountered in Bartholin's glands of vulva. Little has previously described in the litherature. A painless vulvar mass occurred accidently in a healthy women after cesarean delivery. There was no obvious lesion on the skin. Excisional biopsy revealed a vascular lesion in the subcutaneous layer, consistent with arterio-venous hemangioma. The mass was sucessfully treated by excision, and the patients was asymptomatic for five months later. so, we report this case with a brief review of literatures.

Keyword

Arteriovenous hemangioma; Vulvar

MeSH Terms

Bartholin's Glands
Biopsy
Female
Hemangioma*
Humans
Skin
Vulva
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