Fibroepithelial vaginal polyp in a newborn.

Urol Ann

Division of Pediatric Urology, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Published: April 2015

A fibroepithelial polyp of the vagina (FEPV) is a mucosal polypoid lesion with a connective tissue core covered by a benign squamous epithelium. A vaginal polyp must be considered in the evaluation of interlabial masses in prepubertal girls. This article describes a newborn girl with an interlabial mass that the histological analysis revealed to be an FEPV. Surgical excision of the mass was performed, and the patient has not experienced recurrence after 1-year of follow-up. A review of the literature revealed that our case was the third reported case of a fibroepithelial polyp in a neonate.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4374277PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-7796.152952DOI Listing

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