1. Genital Sanguineous Discharge in Prepuberty: A Case of Mullerian Papilloma of Vagina in a 9 Year-Old Girl
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Silvia Carinci, Pier Luigi Lelli Chiesa, Liborio Stuppia, Maria Teresa Anzellotti, Francesco Chiarelli, Silvano Bertelloni, Stefano Tumini, and Carlo Rossi
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Gynecology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Vaginoscopy ,business.industry ,Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism ,media_common.quotation_subject ,medicine.disease ,Benign tumor ,Endocrinology ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Prepuberty ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,medicine ,Vagina ,Papilloma ,Sex organ ,Vaginal bleeding ,Girl ,medicine.symptom ,business ,media_common - Abstract
Vaginal bleeding in prepuberty is an alarming symptom that must be carefully investigated. Among quite common causes of genital sanguineous discharge, there are rarer conditions responsible for bleeding at this age like Mullerian papilloma of the genital tract. In this report, we describe a case of Mullerian papilloma of the vagina in a 9 year-old girl. We believe in the importance of a correct clinical setting and histological definition to avoid wrong diagnosis and consequent inadequate treatments. Mullerian papilloma, a benign tumor, can in fact be treated only with local excision. more...
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- 2010
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