Differential Diagnosis between Bartholin Cyst and Vulvar Leiomyoma: Case Report.

Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet

Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil.

Published: August 2017

Genital leiomyomas are rare tumors that can often be misdiagnosed as Bartholin cyst. We report a case of a 32-year-old patient who had a cystic nodulation in the left labium majus that was suggestive of Bartholin cyst. A resection surgery was performed, and the definitive histopathology diagnosis was vulvar leiomyoma. The macroscopic features of cystic lesions difficult the differential diagnosis between leiomyoma and Bartholin cyst; therefore, a histopathologic examination is often recommended.

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