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J Clin Pathol 2005;58:1217-1218 doi:10.1136/jcp.2005.027847
  • Case report

Mucinous metaplasia of the vulva in a case of lichen sclerosus. A case report

  1. E Rakha1,
  2. C Mayne2,
  3. L Brown1
  1. 1Department of Histopathology, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 5WW, UK
  2. 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospitals of Leicester
  1. Correspondence to:
 Dr L Brown
 Department of Histopathology, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 5WW, UK; laurence.brownuhl-tr.nhs.uk
  • Accepted 24 March 2005

Abstract

Mucinous metaplasia of the genital area is a rare condition characterised by the emergence of mucin containing cells in stratified squamous epithelium. This report describes a unique case of benign mucinous metaplasia of the vulva associated with lichen sclerosus in a 60 year old woman. Histopathology revealed cervical type metaplasia with otherwise typical lichen sclerosus. This report discusses the pathogenesis and differential diagnosis of mucinous epithelium.

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