Vulval lipoma: a rare occurrence

Vulvar lipomas in children: an analysis of 7 cases

“…This was observed in our study and also in previous reports [2,[7][8][9][10][11]. In our study, 6 of 7 patients had lipomas on the right side.…”

“…In previous reports, a well-demarcated pedunculated mass was a common finding [4,5,8,9], and presentation as ambiguous genitalia were found [3,6]. However, nonpedunculated vulvar swelling because of subcutaneous fat deposition has also been reported [10,11].…”

“…If these tumors are left untreated, they may grow large as in the case reported by Kehagias et al [8]. With this in mind, although other nonexcisional techniques could be applied, the treatment of choice is complete surgical resection [8,9,18].…”

“…In a review of the relevant literature, approximately 70 cases of vulvar lipomas have been reported, and all of the reported literature was limited to case reports [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]. The incidence of vulvar lipomas in children is so low that fewer than 10 cases have been reported [2][3][4][5][6].…”

Large Vulvar Lipoma in an Adolescent: A Case Report

“…Kehagias et al (5) described CT findings for a large pedunculated vulvar lipoma measuring 17 × 13 × 7 cm in a 35-yr-old woman and concluded that ultrasound, CT and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were useful tools to reveal the lipomatous consistency of these tumors and to differentiate them from vulvar cysts. The most recent report by Agarwal et al in 2004 (6) described a 35-yr-old woman with a lipoma arising from the left labia minora.…”