Fibro epithelial polyp of the vagina is a rare lesion. Although benign, it can be confused with Sarcoma botryoides, rhabdomyosarcoma and mixed mesodermal tumor because of its bizarre histology. A case is reported of a women 27 years old with a great pedunculated polyp of the vagina which measured 8 x 12 cm. The microscopy examination revealed fibro epithelial polyp of the vagina. Treatment is simple local excision.
Recurrence is uncommon.
Dipartimento di Discipline Ginecologiche ed Ostetriche, Universita degli Studi, Torino. Human papillomavirus subclinical lesions are well known on the cervix and are identified by colposcopy after acetic acid staining. The presence of HPV-DNA in these subclinical lesions should be considered causal and not causal. The clinical multiform aspect of VPD, similar to other dermatological lesions, often delays the execution of a biopsy. Paget's cells could be instead easily identified at histological examination and with histochemical reactions.