Angiomyxoma
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Angiomyxoma
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| Classification and external resources | |
 Micrograph of an aggressive angiomyxoma. Core biopsy. H&E stain. |
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| ICD-O: | 8841/1 |
Angiomyxoma is a myxomatous tumor involving the blood vessels.
It can affect the vulva[1] and other parts of the pelvis.[2]
Aggressive angiomyxoma was originally described in 1983,[3] but the term "angiomyxoma" dates back to at least 1952.[4]
Although it is a benign tumour and does not 'invade' the neighbouring tissue, it has a tendency to recur after surgical excision so it is termed as aggressive. The recurrence can be as close as six months from initial resection. It will not be surprising to find cases coming to tertiary medical centers with history of having a labial mass (sometimes misdiagnosed as gartner's cyst) and have multiple surgical excisions from various doctors. There is no proven medical therapy and people have tried various sorts of chemotherapy like Tamoxifen, Leuprolide and even full blown chemotherapy.
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See also
- Myxoma
- Cutaneous myxoma (Superficial angiomyxoma)
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High mag.
References
- ^ Mandal S, Dhingra K, Roy S, Khurana N (2008). "Aggressive angiomyxoma of the vulva presenting as a pedunculated swelling". Indian J Pathol Microbiol 51 (2): 259–60. doi:10.4103/0377-4929.41677. PMID 18603701. http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2008;volume=51;issue=2;spage=259;epage=260;aulast=Mandal.
- ^ Mathieson A, Chandrakanth S, Yousef G, Wadden P (June 2007). "Aggressive angiomyxoma of the pelvis: a case report". Can J Surg 50 (3): 228–9. PMC 2384290. PMID 17568501. http://www.cma.ca/multimedia/staticContent/HTML/N0/l2/cjs/vol-50/issue-3/pdf/pg228.pdf.
- ^ Adwan H, Patel B, Kamel D, Glazer G (November 2004). "A solitary encapsulated pelvic aggressive angiomyxoma". Ann R Coll Surg Engl 86 (6): W1–3. doi:10.1308/14787080465. PMC 1964274. PMID 16749950. http://openurl.ingenta.com/content/nlm?genre=article&issn=0035-8843&volume=86&issue=6&spage=W1&aulast=Adwan.
- ^ RAEBURN C (November 1952). "The histogenesis of four cases of angiomyxoma of the auricle". J. Clin. Pathol. 5 (4): 339–44. doi:10.1136/jcp.5.4.339. PMC 1023673. PMID 13011222. http://jcp.bmj.com/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=13011222.
External links
a video of an angiomyxoma being excised on YouTube
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