TY - JOUR
T1 - Paraganglioma of the vagina
T2 - Report of a case, including immunohistochemical and ultrastructural findings
AU - Hassan, Anjum
AU - Bennet, Ana
AU - Bhalla, Sanjeev
AU - Ylagan, Lourdes R.
AU - Mutch, David
AU - Dehner, Louis P.
PY - 2003/10
Y1 - 2003/10
N2 - Paragangliomas are uncommon neoplasms of the female genital tract, with fewer than 15 reported cases arising from the uterus, ovary, vagina, and cervix. Three of these tumors presented in the vagina. This report describes the authors' experience with a paraganglioma of the vagina in a 24-year-old woman that presented as an asymptomatic mass. The histologic features in the initial biopsy proved again that the paraganglioma may be confused with other vascular neoplasms. The clinical course after the biopsy implied that this neoplasm had been awakened from its functionless dormancy.
AB - Paragangliomas are uncommon neoplasms of the female genital tract, with fewer than 15 reported cases arising from the uterus, ovary, vagina, and cervix. Three of these tumors presented in the vagina. This report describes the authors' experience with a paraganglioma of the vagina in a 24-year-old woman that presented as an asymptomatic mass. The histologic features in the initial biopsy proved again that the paraganglioma may be confused with other vascular neoplasms. The clinical course after the biopsy implied that this neoplasm had been awakened from its functionless dormancy.
KW - Extraadrenal pheochromocytoma
KW - Female genital tract
KW - Paraganglioma
KW - Vagina
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0141680937&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1097/01.pgp.0000092158.33490.24
DO - 10.1097/01.pgp.0000092158.33490.24
M3 - Article
C2 - 14501825
AN - SCOPUS:0141680937
SN - 0277-1691
VL - 22
SP - 404
EP - 406
JO - International Journal of Gynecological Pathology
JF - International Journal of Gynecological Pathology
IS - 4
ER -