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Sang Eun Lee1, Noh Hyun Park, In Ae Park
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, 28 Yun Gun-dong, Chong No-Gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Background:
Tubulo-villous adenomas are common in the colon and rectum, but extremely rare in the vagina. As far as we know, only two cases of tubulo-villous adenoma have ever been reported. We report the third case of enteric-type tubulo-villous adenoma of the vagina.
Case:
A 61-year-old woman presented a symptom of intermittent vaginal spotting and a tumor located outside the vaginal introitus near the urethra. The tumor was excised and pathologically confirmed as a tubulo-villous adenoma.
Conclusion:
Because some tubulo-villous adenomas in the colon and rectum can progress to the cancer, this case requires long-term follow-up to detect recurrence and malignant transformation.
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