A case of granular cell tumor of anterior vaginal wall.

Koh, Min Whan; Bae, Jei Jun; Kim, Mi Jin

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2007;50(8):1171-1174.
Published online August 1, 2007.

A case of granular cell tumor of anterior vaginal wall.

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea. kohmw@ynu.ac.kr
²Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea.

Abstract

Granular cell tumor (GCT) is a very rare tumor of mesodermal origin. Among genital GCT (of which less than 60 cases reported worldwide), vaginal GCT has been reported as only 1 case. Malignant GCT has been reported in 1-2% of GCT. 37-year-old woman was admitted with urinary frequency and incidentally identified anterior vaginal wall mass. Complete surgical excision was performed and confirmed as vaginal GCT by histopathology. The postoperative follow-up was uneventful. We present the first case of vaginal GCT in Korea we could excise completely and report with a brief review of the literature.

Key Words: Granular cell tumor, Vagina