Vulvar Lipoma-A Rare Case Report

Hasija Shweta¹, Khoiwal Susheela¹ and Bilwal Bharat^1,

¹Obstetrics.and Gynecology, R.N.T Medical College, Udaipur (Rajasthan), India

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Hasija Shweta, Khoiwal Susheela and Bilwal Bharat. Vulvar Lipoma-A Rare Case Report. American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2015; 3(12):413-414. doi: 10.12691/AJMCR-3-12-8

Abstract

Lipomas are the most common benign tumor of soft tissues. Lipomas are usually soft, fluctuant, painless, subcutaneous lump measuring from 2-20cm diameter. However conventional lipomas have been reported, lipoma of vulva is a rare occurrence and very few cases have been reported in literature. We present a case of vulvar lipoma in 58 year old woman.

Keywords

lipoma, vulva

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