Vaginal tumors, whether benign or malignant, are rare. They include fibroepithelial\npolyps (FEPs), which are benign lesions originating in mesenchymal\ncells, comprised of a core of connective tissue covered by squamous epithelium.\nThey are usually small and asymptomatic. When symptomatic or very\nlarge, they may cause bleeding, genital discomfort or the presence of a bulge\nin the vagina. In the last case, they may be mistaken for a genital prolapse.\nAlthough their physiopathology is still not clearly understood, the presence of\nhormonal receptors and the occurrence of FEPs during the use of hormone\ntherapy or pregnancy suggest that changes in the stroma of these lesions may\nbe induced by hormones. We report on the case of a patient who presented\nwith a vaginal bulge and was referred to the urogynecology outpatient ward\nwith a diagnosis of genital prolapse, which had actually a large fibroepithelial\npolyp on the posterior vaginal wall.
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