A 5‑year follow‑up of vulval swelling due to extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma: A rare case report

O'Neill,Danielle; Elghobashy,Mirna; Abdelsalam,Huyam; Metelko,Marie; El-Ghobashy,Alaa

doi:10.3892/mco.2019.1822

A 5‑year follow‑up of vulval swelling due to extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma: A rare case report

Authors:
- Danielle O'Neill
- Mirna Elghobashy
- Huyam Abdelsalam
- Marie Metelko
- Alaa El-Ghobashy
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Affiliations: Department of Gynaecological Oncology, The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, WV10 0QP Wolverhampton, UK, University of Birmingham Medical School, B15 2TT Birmingham, UK, Department of Pathology, Glan Clwyd Hospital, LL18 5UJ Bodelwyddan, UK, Department of Radiology, Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, SY3 8XQ Shrewsbury, UK
Published online on: March 5, 2019 https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2019.1822
Pages: 483-486

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Abstract

Vulval extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma (EMC) is a rare cause of vulval swelling, reported <10 times in the literature to date. EMC in this location is frequently misdiagnosed due to its rarity, and patients may incur delays in diagnosis and treatment. We herein present the diagnosis and management of the case of vulval EMC in a 42‑year‑old Caucasian female patient who presented in 2011 with a swelling on the right labium majus. The tumour was initially misdiagnosed as a Bartholin's cyst and managed conservatively. The tumour was ultimately diagnosed as EMC and treated by radical surgical excision and adjuvant radiotherapy. The aim of the present study was to report the results after a long‑term follow‑up period and review the available relevant literature.

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