LOCALIZED NEUROFIBROMA OF LABIUM MAJUS: A CASE REPORT
Journal Title: Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare - Year 2015, Vol 2, Issue 30
Abstract
Neurofibromatosis is an autosomal dominant progressive disorder with an incidence of approximately 1 in 3000 live births. Its recognized features include hyperpigmented skin lesions (Cafe-au-lait spots), neurofibromas, iris hamartomas, macrocephaly, central nervous system tumors, defects of the skull and facial bones, and vascular lesions. Involvement of the external genitalia is extremely unusual. 1,2 Neurofibromas of vulva are 5% of all benign vulval lesions, and about 18% of patients with von Recklinghausen’s disease have vulval neurofibromatosis as a component. 3 Although these tumours are usually small in size (Less than 3cm in diameter) and slow growing, giant rapidly growing solitary ones have been reported in the literature. 4 Neurofibromas involving the female genital tract commonly involve the clitoris and the labia but may also affect the vagina, cervix endometrium, myometrium, and ovary and may be associated with urinary tract neurofibromatosis. 3 Vulval neurofibromas have been associated with trauma such as episiotomies or other vulval injuries. 5
Authors and Affiliations
Bhavya S. Rao, Rama Raju H. E
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP229133
- DOI 10.18410/jebmh/2015/631
- Views 72
- Downloads 0
PREVALENCE OF HYPERTENSIVE RETINOPATHY IN NEWLY DIAGNOSED HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS
BACKGROUND Systemic hypertension is one of the common problems which is often asymptomatic. Because of this, often we fail to detect hypertension earlier. Purpose of this study is to find out the prevalence of hypertensi...
OUTCOME AND COMORBIDITIES ASSOCIATED WITH SEVERE ACUTE MALNUTRITION: ADMITTED AT NUTRITION REHABILITATION CENTRE (NRC) OF A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE
BACKGROUND Infants and children with severe acute malnutrition are associated with numerous infectious and non-infectious comorbidities. This study was done to understand associated comorbidities of severely malnourished...
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SERUM VITAMIN D LEVEL AND ANGIOGRAPHIC SEVERITY IN CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
BACKGROUND The aim of the study is to study the correlation of plasma 25-hydroxy vitamin D level with angiographic severity (Gensini score1 ) in Coronary Artery Disease (CAD). To determine the relation between vitamin D...
RARE CASE OF TEXTILOMA OF NOSE PRESENTING WITH FAILURE OF EXTERNAL DCR AND NASAL OBSTRUCTION
It’s not uncommon to have complications for a surgical procedure even after taking meticulous care about do’s and don’ts. Retained foreign objects (RFO) are one of the underreported complications for obvious reasons of l...
MYOINOSITOL IN PCOS
Medical treatments for PCOS are usually aimed at improving the clinical, endocrine and metabolic effects of this disease. A combination of hormonal contraceptives, progestins, insulin sensitizing agents and statins is ef...