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Superficial Myofibroblastoma

Superficial myofibroblastoma of the lower female genital tract (SMFGT) is a rare neoplasm which is preferentially situated in the vagina and cervix and less frequently in the vulva. In 2001, Laskin et al. firstly described a series of 14 seemly distinctive mesenchymal tumors that occurred exclusively in the superficial lamina propria of the vagina and cervix of middle to old-aged women, They proposed the term superficial cervicovaginal myofibroblastoma (SCVM) to highlight the unique features of this tumor: the superficial subepithelial location and myofibroblastic differentiation of the tumor cells. In this paper we describe a new case -to the best of our knowledge, the firstone in Moroccan literature-, discuss the main histological features of this rare entity and the problem of differential diagnosis it raises.

Last Updated on: Jul 04, 2024

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