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[Giant sebaceous gland hyperplasia of the vulva]
A Masmoudi1, S Bouassida, L Ayadi
1Service de Dermatologie, CHU Hédi Chaker, Sfax, Tunisie. masmoudiabd@yahoo.fr
Background:
Sebaceous gland hyperplasia is an epithelial tumour with sebaceous differentiation. Genital involvement is rare. In this paper, we report a new case of sebaceous gland hyperplasia of the vulva.
Case Report:
A 27 year-old woman presented multiple polypoid lesions of the lower third of left labium majus. The lesions were soft to the touch, measured 5 cm in length and were painless. The cutaneous biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of sebaceous gland hyperplasia of the vulva. Surgical excision was performed in two separate procedures and was successful.
Discussion:
This case was unusual in terms of the site, the clinical appearance and the weeping seen due to the high concentration of hyperplasic sebaceous glands.
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