Vulval superficial myofibroblastoma with lymphocytic and eosinophilic infiltrate

Qi Ting Tan; Tania Morgan; James Patrick Scurry

doi:10.1136/bcr-2022-248800

Vulval superficial myofibroblastoma with lymphocytic and eosinophilic infiltrate

BMJ Case Rep. 2023 Nov 30;16(11):e248800. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2022-248800.

Authors

Qi Ting Tan¹, Tania Morgan^{2

3}, James Patrick Scurry^{4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia.
² Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Maitland Hospital, Maitland, New South Wales, Australia.
³ Faculty of Health, School of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia.
⁴ Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia jim.scurry@health.nsw.gov.au.
⁵ Department of Anatomical Pathology, NSW Health Pathology, New Lambton Heights, New South Wales, Australia.

Abstract

We present the case of a vulval superficial myofibroblastoma with a lymphocytic and eosinophilic rim in a woman in her late 20s. The tumour presented in pregnancy as a cystic lesion with pain and increasing size. While the histopathology of superficial myofibroblastomas has been well defined in the literature, to our knowledge, there has been no documentation of the presence of an inflammatory infiltrate of lymphocytes and eosinophils surrounding and within the tumour. This may potentially act as a diagnostic or prognostic reference.

Keywords: Obstetrics and gynaecology; Pathology.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Eosinophilia* / pathology
Eosinophils / pathology
Female
Humans
Lymphocytes / pathology
Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue* / diagnosis
Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue* / pathology
Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue* / surgery
Vulvar Neoplasms* / diagnosis
Vulvar Neoplasms* / pathology
Vulvar Neoplasms* / surgery