TUBULO-SQUAMOUS POLYP OF THE VAGINA
Dundr P.1, Povýšil C.1, Mára M.2, Kužel D.2
1Institute of Pathology and 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1st Faculty of Medicine and General Teaching Hospital, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic |
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Summary:
We report a case of an 86-year-old female with a tubulo-squamous polyp of the vagina. Grossly, the polyp measured 2 x 1.5 x 1 cm.
Histologically, it was composed of well-circumscribed nests of squamous cells with bland nuclei. Some of the squamous nests showed
central spaces filled with necrotic debris. Small tubules were present at the periphery of some of the nests, and there were a few tubules
unassociated with the squamous nests. Furthermore, several larger mucinous glands, some with apparent squamous metaplasia, were
present. The stroma was fibrous and rather hypocellular. Surface of the polyp was covered by intact squamous epithelium, which was not
connected with the underlying lesion. The recently described tubulo-squamous vaginal polyp represents a distinctive entity. To the best of
our knowledge, only one study describing a series of ten cases has been reported in the literature to date.
Key words:
tubulo-squamous – polyp – vagina
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