African Journal of
Medical and Health Sciences

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE FEDERAL TEACHING HOSPITAL, ABAKALIKI, NIGERIA
  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Med. Health Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2384-5589
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMHS
  • Start Year: 2017
  • Published Articles: 80

Case Report

Acquired vulvar Lymphangioma circumscriptum managed by simple partial vulvectomy: A case report

Belaynew Keleb Lake
  • Belaynew Keleb Lake
  • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
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Getu Dinku Heyi
  • Getu Dinku Heyi
  • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
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Dereje Chalachew Muluneh
  • Dereje Chalachew Muluneh
  • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
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  •  Received: 30 March 2024
  •  Accepted: 11 July 2024
  •  Published: 31 August 2024

Abstract

Acquired Lymphangioma circumscriptum is among the rarest and most benign conditions of the lymphatic system. The etiology of L. circumscriptum is unclear. A case is presented involving a 42-year-old Para 4 women diagnosed with acquired   L.  circumscriptum after presenting with vulvar swelling, for which a simple partial vulvectomy was performed. The clinical presentation of a patient with acquired vulvar L. circumscriptum may resemble that of genital warts and malignancies. Therefore, vulvar lymphangioma should be considered as a differential diagnosis for vulvar swelling. Simple partial vulvectomy is one management option if sclerotherapy and vaporization with CO2 are not available.
 
Key words: Vulvar swelling, acquired vulvar Lymphangioma circumscriptum, simple partial vulvectomy, case report.