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The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India
Published in: The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India 5/2017

01-10-2017 | Case Report

An Unusual Case of Vaginal Bleeding in an 18-Year-Old Female

Authors: Othman Salim Akhtar, Kedar K. Deodhar, Anupurva Dutta, Farhat Jabeen, Shad Salim Akhtar

Published in: The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India | Issue 5/2017

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Excerpt

Paragangliomas are rare neuroendocrine tumors associated with the sympathetic and parasympathetic system [1]. While they are known to occur anywhere in the body, they rarely affect the female genital tract. Here, we present a case of an 18-year-old female who presented to us with abnormal vaginal bleeding and was found to have a non-secretory vaginal paraganglioma. …
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Metadata
Title
An Unusual Case of Vaginal Bleeding in an 18-Year-Old Female
Authors
Othman Salim Akhtar
Kedar K. Deodhar
Anupurva Dutta
Farhat Jabeen
Shad Salim Akhtar
Publication date
01-10-2017
Publisher
Springer India
Published in
The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India / Issue 5/2017
Print ISSN: 0971-9202
Electronic ISSN: 0975-6434
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13224-016-0957-0

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