Characteristics and treatment strategies of aggressive angiomyxoma in women: A retrospective review of 87 cases.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Aggressive angiomyxoma (AAM) is a rare kind of soft tissue tumor. The purpose of this study is to summarize the clinical manifestations and treatment strategy of AAM in women.

Method

We searched the case reports on AAM in EMBASE, Web of Science and PubMed, China biomedical database, Wanfang database, VIP database, and China National Knowledge Internet from the start of database construction to November 2022 without any language restrictions in place. Then, the obtained case data were extracted, summarized, and analyzed.

Result

A total of 74 articles were retrieved involving 87 cases. The age ranges of onset were 2-67 years. The median age at onset was 34 years. The size of the tumor varied greatly among individuals, and about 65.5% of them were asymptomatic.

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10149767 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature