A middle-aged woman presented with a right labial mass that had been gradually increasing for 2 years. There were no other associated symptoms.
The local examination of swelling showed a right labial mass of approximately 10 cm x 10 cm, which was not tender, firm, and had side-to-side mobility. Fine-needle aspiration cytology was negative for malignant cells. The contrast computed tomography (CT) scan of the pelvis showed a large, well-encapsulated homogenously enhancing mass. The patient was planned for excision of the mass through the transvaginal route. The histopathological examination was consistent with nodular fasciitis.
Nodular fasciitis is a common reactive mesenchymal proliferation that mimics some of the benign and malignant soft-tissue masses. The labium is the preferred location for a number of mesenchymal tumors and tumor-like lesions, including the postoperative spindle cell nodule, aggressive angiomyxoma, angiomyofibroblastoma, and nodular fasciitis. The urologist/gynecologist must have awareness about this rare lesion, and it must be differentiated from other mesenchymal lesions because of its benign nature.
Herein, we present a case of labial nodular fasciitis that was large, in comparison to those reported in English literature. The patient is asymptomatic and doing well in 1 year of follow-up care.
KEYWORDS: Nodular fasciitis, benign vulvar lesion, labial mass
CORRESPONDENCE: Vishwajeet Singh, MS, MCh (Urology), Chhatrapati Sahuji Maharaj Medical University (Formerly KGMC), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India ( )
CITATION: UroToday Int J. 2012 October;5(5):art 56.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3834/uij.1944-5784.2012.10.15
