A rare lesion of the vagina: tubulo-squamous polyp: Vajinanın nadir bir lezyonu: tübüloskuamoz polip

Sevinç Şahin; Işılay Bilge Yılmaz; Özlem  Erdem

doi:10.5455/GMJ-30-158689

Authors

Sevinç Şahin Department of Pathology, Bozok University, Medical Faculty, Yozgat, Turkey
Işılay Bilge Yılmaz Department of Pathology, Denizli State Hospital, Denizli, Turkey
Özlem Erdem Department of Pathology, Gazi University, Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5455/GMJ-30-158689

Keywords:

Polyps, tubulo-squamous, vagina

Abstract

Vaginal polyps are uncommon and consist of a heterogeneous group of lesions. Most of vaginal polypoid lesions are fibroepithelial polyps. However, a variety of lesions (leiomyoma, superficial myofibroblastoma of the lower female genital tract, rhabdomyoma, and embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma etc.) may present macroscopically as a polypoid mass. Tubulo-squamous polyp of the vagina is a rare benign lesion that has been described recently. Histologically, it is characterized by both epithelial and mesenchymal component, consisting of squamous nests and tubules, embedded in a fibrous stroma. Focal immunoreactivity for prostatespecific antigen (PSA) and/or prostatic acid phosphatase (PSAP) may be observed in some lesions, supporting the possibility that it originates from paraurethral Skene’s glands. Herein, we report a 60-year-old female with a tubulo-squamous polyp of the vagina. A brief review of the literature on this novel entity is also provided.

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