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Case reports

An unusual case of vulval lump: tumour of anogenital mammary-like glands

S S Sundaram MRCP DipGUM , M Gomez FRCP FRCOG and V Harindra FRCP

Department of Genitourinary Medicine, St Mary's Hospital, Portsmouth PO3 6AD, UK

Correspondence to: Dr S Shanmuga Sundaram Email: sangeetha{at}doctors.org.uk

We describe a 37-year-old woman who presented with a painless vulval lump of eight months duration. Excision biopsy revealed a benign lesion thought to be derived from mammary-like glands, which are well-documented in the anogenital region but under-recognized among genitourinary medicine practitioners. Our case highlights the importance of having a low threshold for biopsy of atypical vulval lesions.

Key Words: vulval lump • mammary-like glands • ectopic breast

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