Clinical features and treatment options for aggressive angiomyxoma / 中国医学科学院学报

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To discuss the clinical features and treatment options for aggressive angiomyxoma (AAM).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 4 patients with AAM treated at PUMC Hospital from January 1990 to December 2004.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>There were 1 man and 3 women with an average age of 34 years. The average age of the female patients were 27 years. Two patients (50%) had urinary or enteric compressive complaints, while another 2 patients had no clinical symptoms. Two patients underwent transvaginal surgeries, 1 patient underwent transabdomenal surgery, and 1 patient underwent subcurtaneouly local excision. Three patients (75%) experienced recurrences after operation and the median relapse time was 2.5 years.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>AAM usually occurs in female pelvic cavity and the soft tissues of female perineum. AAM is huge in capacity, and easy to infiltrate or recur locally.</p>