Large Vulvar Lipoma in an Adolescent

Abstract

Lipomas of vulva have been reported only rarely. Benign tumors of the vulva are normally classified according to their origin as epithelial cell tumors (e.g., keratinocytic, adnexal and ectopic tumors), or mesenchymal cell tumors (e.g., vascular, fibrous, muscular, neural, adipose and melanocytic tumors). Vulvar lipomas need to be differentiated from liposarcomas, which are rare but are very similar to lipomas clinically. Here we present clinical images (Figures 1 & 2) of a rare case of large vulvar lipoma in an adolescent girl that was published in an earlier issue of JMS. JMS 2012;15(1):82

[Images shown here, actually belong to a case report by Mauryia, et al, published in an earlier issue of JMS (http://www.jmsskims.org/Contents/71-8.%20MAURYA.pdf) where the images got missed; the slip-up is regretted by the editors.]