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01-03-2008 | Letter to the Editor

Lipogranuloma of the cervix in a postmenopausal patient with a uterine prolapse

Authors: Metin Akbulut, Yasemin Utku, Seyide Soysal

Published in: Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics | Issue 3/2008

Abstract

Objective

Lipogranuloma is a rare inflammatory reactive process related to exogenous or endogenous lipids with an admission to the dermis and subcutis. It is described most frequently in the penis and scrotum of young adults. Lipogranuloma of the female genitalia is a rather uncommon condition. The lesion is histopathologically characterized by fat vacuoles with foreign body type giant cells and scattered lymphocytes.

Case

We described an incidental lipogranuloma of the cervix in a 60-year-old woman who presented with total uterine prolapse.

Conclusion

Although lipogranuloma mostly occurs in young male patients, especially in the genital tract, clinicians should be aware of this entity in the cervix of a postmenopausal woman with uterine prolapse, which may challenge the differential clinical diagnosis.

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Title: Lipogranuloma of the cervix in a postmenopausal patient with a uterine prolapse
Authors: Metin Akbulut
Yasemin Utku
Seyide Soysal
Publication date: 01-03-2008
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics / Issue 3/2008
Print ISSN: 0932-0067
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0711
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-007-0518-y

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Lipogranuloma of the cervix in a postmenopausal patient with a uterine prolapse

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Case

Conclusion

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