Fibroadenoma-like Lesion of the Vagina: A Description of 2 Cases of a Previously Unreported Entity.

Int J Gynecol Pathol

Department of Pathology, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Belfast (M.Moore, W.G.M.) Department of Pathology, Altnagelvin Area Hospital, Londonderry (M.McKenna), United Kingdom Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut (S.M.).

Published: March 2018

We report 2 cases of a previously undescribed vaginal lesion, which we term "fibroadenoma-like lesion of the vagina" because of the close morphologic resemblance to breast fibroadenoma. Both lesions arose in the upper vagina and exhibited a biphasic appearance with benign epithelial and stromal elements. The glandular epithelium comprised a double layer of luminal and basal cells with focal squamous differentiation in 1 case. The stromal component was fibroblastic and morphologically bland for the most part, although occasional atypical symplastic-like cells were present in 1 case. Both lesions exhibited a similar immunophenotype with the luminal and basal glandular epithelium expressing PAX8 and GATA3 while estrogen receptor and progesterone receptor were largely negative. The basal cell layer was p63 and CK5/6 positive. We discuss the possible origin and histogenesis of this rare lesion which we believe to be benign based on the morphologic features and uneventful 5 years follow-up in 1 case.

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