Bedoya SR

Language: Spanish
References: 11
Page: 103-106
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ABSTRACT

Aggressive angiomyxoma is a rare vulvar benign tumor, first described in 1983 for Steeper and Rosai. It is a tumor of mesenchymal origin that occurs mainly in the pelvic and perineal region of women during their reproductive years. It is characterized by its marked tendency to local recurrence and little ability to make distant metastases. Histologically tumor is infiltrative, hypocellular, myxoid edges, with numerous blood vessels of varying caliber and blood-borne outbreaks extravasation. The cells are fibroblastic appearance with immunoreactivity for vimentin, desmin, actin and mainly for estrogen and progesterone receptors. The treatment is surgical resection, the role of radiotherapy and hormone therapy is not fully established.

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