AI Article Synopsis
- Venous malformations of the uterine cervix are rare but can cause significant symptoms like abnormal vaginal bleeding.
- A case study of a 50-year-old woman with postcoital spotting and postmenopausal bleeding revealed vascular lesions at the cervical introitus, which were excised and diagnosed as venous malformations.
- It's crucial for healthcare providers to include these malformations in their differential diagnosis when patients present with cervical masses and bleeding, as pathology tests are needed to rule out cancerous tumors.
Article Abstract
Objective: Venous malformations of the uterine cervix are extremely rare. Most lesions are asymptomatic and incidental, but sometimes, they may present with abnormal and/or intractable vaginal bleeding. The study aimed to describe a case of venous malformation of the uterine cervix and discuss the clinical and histopathologic differential diagnosis of this entity.
Case: A 50-year-old woman attended to the gynecology clinic for postcoital spotting and postmenopausal bleeding. Gynecologic examination revealed polypoid, lobulated, bluish, vascular nodular lesions 4 to 1 cm in size surrounding the cervical introitus. The lesions were completely excised via loop electrosurgical excision procedure method. Pathologic diagnosis revealed venous malformations of the uterine cervix.
Conclusions: Venous malformations of the uterine cervix should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients with cervical mass and vaginal bleeding. Pathologic examination is necessary in such a case to exclude the possibility of malignant vascular tumor or cervical neoplasm.
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