Vulvar Dyschromia in a Child: A Quiz

VULVAR CARCINOMA IN PREGNANCY: A CASE REPORT

  ABSTRACT Carcinoma of the vulva has commonly been recognized as a disease of postmenopausal women, but some cases have been reported in young women during pregnancy. Medical records were reviewed for a patient with vulvar carcinoma diagnosed in pregnancy. Using Medline and cross references, pertinent articles were sought and reviewed. A 28-year-old Afghan woman in her sixth...

Photo quiz. Pigmented lesion on the sole in a child.

Volume 88, Number 2 www.aafp.org/afp American Family Physician 135 A six-year-old boy had a pigmented lesion on the sole of his foot that appeared one month earlier. He had no chronic medical problems. Physical examination showed an asymptomatic brown lesion measuring 7 mm (see accompanying figure). The margins were not well defined, and a light-gray halo surrounded the lesion. A scratch test o...

Photo quiz. A bubble under the tongue of a child.

A case report of vulvar liposarcoma

vulvar liposarcoma is rare and there are only eleven cases reported since 1966.primary sarcoma of the vulva constitutes 1-2% of all vulvar malignancies.Because of their locations and appearance,they may be easily mistaken as bening lesions.this is a report of a 65-years-old wite a vulvar mass similar to a lipoma.the lesion,a soft tissue mass,was totally excised and was sent for pathologic study...

Kienbock's Disease in a Child

Kienbock's disease, which is an idiopathic osteonecrosis and collapse of the lunate bone, is an uncommon disease in children. This report describes a case of an 11-year-old girl, who presented with avascular necrosis of lunate bone confirmed by radiographic and magnetic resonance imaging evidence. After a short period of casting, the case was fully recovered within one year. The signal change w...