Inflammatory myopathies are a group of diseases whose common pathway is immune-mediated muscle damage, one of which is polymyositis. The definition of polymyositis is controversial, with proponents advocating a definition based on immunohistochemical and histopathological findings in muscle biopsies, while other proponents advocate a definition based on clinical manifestations and histopathological findings. Polymyositis is a quite rare disease that is clinically characterized by progressive proximal muscle weakness with a symmetric distribution.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe report the case of a 44-year-old, who was resected of a vulvar tumor. The pathological report was leiomyoma with focal myxoid degeneration, which is an infrequent benign tumor.
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