Giant vulvar lipoma in an adolescent girl: a case study and literature review

Maciej Jóźwik; Małgorzata Kołodziejczak; Ewa Klonowska-Dziatkiewicz; Marcin Jóźwik

doi:10.1016/j.jpag.2013.09.001

Giant vulvar lipoma in an adolescent girl: a case study and literature review

J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2014 Oct;27(5):e117-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2013.09.001. Epub 2014 Mar 12.

Authors

Maciej Jóźwik¹, Małgorzata Kołodziejczak², Ewa Klonowska-Dziatkiewicz³, Marcin Jóźwik⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Gynecology and Gynecologic Oncology, Medical University of Białystok, Białystok, Poland. Electronic address: jozwikmc@interia.pl.
² Department of Gynecology and Gynecologic Oncology, Medical University of Białystok, Białystok, Poland.
³ Medical University Teaching Hospital, Białystok, Poland.
⁴ Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland.

PMID: 24629715
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2013.09.001

Abstract

A rare case of a giant vulvar lipoma that developed in an adolescent is presented. A review of the world literature of 15 cases that occurred prior to adulthood confirmed that they tend to occur on the right side of the vulva.

Keywords: Adolescent; Lipoma; Virginity; Vulva.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Body Image
Female
Humans
Lipoma / pathology*
Lipoma / psychology
Lipoma / surgery*
Vulvar Neoplasms / pathology*
Vulvar Neoplasms / psychology
Vulvar Neoplasms / surgery*