Madhusudan DEY, Reema KUMAR, Raghu SRİRAM

Giant Acrochordon of Vulva

Giant acrochordon or fibroepithelial stromal polyps usually occur in middle aged women, and present more commonly in vagina than cervix or vulva. They are generally 2-5 mm in size and, large vulvo-vaginal acrochordons are rare and will require histopathological examination for definitive diagnosis. We are presenting a case of 8x5 cm giant vulval acrochordon

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