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Diagnosis and treatment of tumor-like...

Diagnosis and treatment of tumor-like lesions of the vulva

DOI
https://dx.doi.org/10.18565/aig.2024.324

Zharov A.V., Slashcheva M.V., Kolesnikova E.V.

Kuban State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia, Krasnodar, Russia

The article presents a review of the literature and a series of clinical observations of rare tumor-like lesions of the vulva, including pyogenic granuloma, steatocystoma multiplex, steatocystoma multiplex in combination with Paget’s disease, cystic lymphangioma and melanosis. 
The article provides a description of the history and clinical picture of the diseases, complaints, type of pathological focus in the vulva area, with particular emphasis on the key clinical characteristics required for the timely diagnosis of the disease.
Patients with rare tumor-like lesions of the vulva are often observed by gynecologists for long periods of time and are administered inappropriate conservative therapy, while in most cases surgical treatment is required. On the other hand, it is frequently observed that doctors perform surgery in situations where there is no indication for it or where it is performed inadequately.
Conclusion: To improve early diagnosis and timely adequate treatment of patients with rare tumor-like lesions of the vulva, it is necessary to analyze the clinical experience and the data obtained from international clinical observations, to accumulate knowledge, to classify it and to publish it in the specialised medical literature.

Authors’ contributions: Zharov A.V. – developing the concept and design of the study, collecting and processing the material, writing the text, editing the text; Slashcheva M.V. – developing the concept and design of the study, collecting and processing the material, writing the text; Kolesnikova E.V. – processing the material, editing the text.
Conflicts of interest: Authors declare lack of the possible conflicts of interest.
Funding: The study was conducted without sponsorship.
Patient Consent for Publication: All patients provided informed consent for the publication of their data and associated images.
For citation: Zharov A.V., Slashcheva M.V., Kolesnikova E.V. Diagnosis and treatment of tumor-like lesions of the vulva.
Akusherstvo i Ginekologiya/Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2025; (4): 164-170 (in Russian)
https://dx.doi.org/10.18565/aig.2024.324

Keywords

rare tumor-like lesions of the vulva
pyogenic granuloma
steatocystoma
Paget’s disease of the vulva
cystic lymphangioma
vulvar melanosis
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Received 17.12.2024

Accepted 04.04.2025

About the Authors

Alexander V. Zharov, Dr. Med. Sci., Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology of the FPC and PPP, Kuban State Medical University,
Ministry of Health of Russia, 350063, Russia, Krasnodar, Sedin str., 4, +7(918)960-25-38, Zharov.1966@yandex.ru, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5460-5959
Marina V. Slashcheva, PhD student at the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology of the FPC and PPP, Kuban State Medical University,
Ministry of Health of Russia, 350063, Russia, Krasnodar, Sedin str., 4, +7(912)323-79-28, Marina98@inbox.ru, https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4047-1408
Ekaterina V. Kolesnikova, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology of the FPC and PPP, Kuban State Medical University,
Ministry of Health of Russia, 350063, Russia, Krasnodar, Sedin str., 4, +7(964)914-09-42, Jokagyno@rambler.ru, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6537-2572
Corresponding author: Marina V. Slashcheva, Marina98@inbox.ru
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