A Case of Vaginal Angiomyofibroblastoma.

Bae, Jae Man; Jee, Byung Chul; Ku, Seung Yup; Suh, Chang Suk; Choi, Young Min; Kim, Jung Gu; Moon, Shin Yong; Kim, Seok Hyun

Obstet Gynecol Sci > Volume 48(11); 2005 > Article

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2005;48(11):2745-2750.
Published online: November 1, 2005

A Case of Vaginal Angiomyofibroblastoma.

Jae Man Bae, Byung Chul Jee, Seung Yup Ku, Chang Suk Suh, Young Min Choi, Jung Gu Kim, Shin Yong Moon, Seok Hyun Kim

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. seokhyun@snu.ac.kr
²Institute of Reproductive Medicine and Population, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Angiomyofibroblastoma is an uncommon mesenchymal tumor and was first described by Fletcher as a well-circumscribed, benign subcutaneous vulvovaginal tumor. The tumor occurs mainly, but not exclusively, in the vulva of premenopausal women. It can also arise in other sites such as perineum, inguinal area, fallopian tube, vaginal portion of cervix and vagina in females and scrotum in males. The importance of this entity is related to its potential mimicry of a more infiltrative and prognostically less favorable lesion found in the same anatomic area, namely aggressive angiomyxoma. The occurrence of angiomyofibroblastoma is uncommon and its vaginal presentation is exceedingly rare. We experienced a case of vaginal angiomyofibroblastoma in a 50-year-old female and present it with a review of literatures.

Keywords: Angiomyofibroblastoma; Vagina