ReviewThe Journal of international medical research2018
Review of the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and therapy of vulvar leiomyoma, a rare gynecological tumor.
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- Case Report: Bartholin's gland leiomyoma masquerading as a bartholin's cyst: a rare clinical entity and diagnostic challenges.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2026Article
- Vulvar Leiomyoma in a young woman: A case report of a rare benign soft tissue tumor from Woldia, Ethiopia.Rare tumors · 2026Article
- Benign Vulval Leiomyoma: Report of a Rare Case.Cureus · 2025Article
- Concurrent Breast Cancer and Vulvar Leiomyoma in a 62-Year-Old Patient: A Comprehensive Case Report.Cureus · 2025Article
- Vulvar leiomyoma mimicking Bartholin's gland cyst: A case report.Case reports in women's health · 2024Article
- A Rare Case of Vulval Leiomyoma.Cureus · 2024Article
- Vulval leiomyoma with acute postoperative delirium.Przeglad menopauzalny = Menopause review · 2024Article
- Vulvar leiomyoma in a postmenopausal woman.BMJ case reports · 2024Article
- Extrauterine leiomyomas in uncommon locations: two case reports and literature review.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- Vulval leiomyoma: a rare clinical entity.BMJ case reports · 2023Article
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- Vulvar leiomyoma in an adolescent girl: a case report and review of the literature.Journal of medical case reports · 2023Review
- Common and uncommon lesions of the vulva and vagina on magnetic resonance imaging: correlations with pathological findings.BJR open · 2023Review
- The Cyst of the Canal of Nuck: Anatomy, Diagnostic and Treatment of a Very Rare Diagnosis-A Case Report of an Adult Woman and Narrative Review of the Literature.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Review
- [Cutaneous leiomyomas: a clinicpathological and epidemiological review].Anales del sistema sanitario de Navarra · 2021Article
- Clitoral leiomyoma in a premenopausal woman: a case report.BMC women's health · 2020Article
- Recurrent leiomyoma of the vulva mimicking peripheral nerve sheath tumour.BMJ case reports · 2019Article
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11 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.
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Abstract
The objective of this article is to discuss the pathophysiology, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and therapy of vulvar leiomyoma. We performed a review of all English-language reports of vulvar leiomyoma published in PubMed from 1978 to 2015 using the following search terms: "vulval leiomyoma," "vulvar leiomyoma," "vulval smooth muscle tumor," and "external genitalia smooth muscle tumor." Vulvar leiomyomas, which are rare benign monoclonal tumors, most commonly occur in the fourth and fifth decades of life. The genetics of vulvar leiomyoma remain undefined. Three principal histological patterns have been identified: spindled, epithelioid, and myxoid. Imaging tests such as ultrasound, endoscopic ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging are used in diagnosis. Surgical excision is the only curative treatment for vulvar leiomyomas. Establishment of a full differential diagnosis list and correct final diagnosis before surgery are essential for optimal clinical management. Although recurrence of vulvar leiomyoma is extremely rare, long-term follow-up of all cases is advisable.
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