Septic presentation of a giant fibroepithelial polyp of the vulva.

Fibroepithelial stromal polyps are mesenchymal lesions occurring typically in reproductive age women with a predilection for the vulvo-vaginal region. Malignancy may mimic this polyp in morphology, rendering further investigations including detailed histopathology mandatory. Histologically its characteristic features are stellate and multinucleate stromal cells identified near the epithelial-stromal interface.

Justification for hysterectomies and frequency of histopathological lesions of hysterectomy at a Teaching Hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan.

Objective: To determine the justification for hysterectomies and the frequencies of histopathological lesions and complications in hystrectomised patients.

Methodology: As a part of a quality assurance process at the Mercy Teaching Hospital, hysterectomies performed between 1(st) January, 2010 and 1(st) Jan 2012 were retrospectively analyzed for presenting complaints, surgical indication, histologic findings, and postoperative complications. The hysterectomy was considered justified if the preoperative diagnosis was verified by the pathology report or if significant alternate pathology was present.