Vaginal polyp: an unusual cause of postmenopausal bleeding
- Resource Type
- Report
- Authors
- Putran, Janaki; Gupta, Rachana
- Source
- Gynecological Surgery: Endoscopic Imaging and Allied Techniques. February 2011 8(1):49-50
- Subject
- Fibroepithelial polyp
Postmenopausal bleeding
Vagina
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1613-2076
1613-2084
Postmenopausal bleeding (PMB) can be due to various causes. The commonest cause is atrophy of the vagina or the endometrium. Endometrial cancer accounts for 10% cases of PMB. We present this unusual case of fibroepithelial polyp of the vagina as a cause for PMB. Vaginal fibroepithelial polyp is a rare lesion, and although benign, it can be confused with malignant connective tissue lesions. Treatment is simple excision, and recurrence is extremely uncommon.