An An Unusually Large Fibroepithelial Polyp of Uterine Cervix: Case Report and Review of Literature

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Fibroepithelial cervical polyps (FEPs) are benign growths protruding from the inner surface of the cervix. They are typically asymptomatic, but a very small minority can undergo malignant change. Giant cervical polyps with a size greater than 4 cm are rare entities with only 23 reported cases in the literature. Cervical polyps develop as a result of focal hyperplasia of the columnar epithelium of the endocervix.
CASE PRESENTATION: We present the case of a giant fibroepithelial polyp measuring approximately 11 x 6 x 4 cm which was protruding from the anterior lip of the uterine cervix in a 51-year-old woman who clinically presented vaginal bleeding. She was nulligravida and doesn’t have a child. The speculum examination revealed a soft, mobile, painless irregular cerebriform mass on the cervix, protruding through the vagina. The polyp was excised using a scalpel, and the pedicle was sutured using the Vicryl 1-0 under short-term intravenous anaesthesia. Histopathological examination revealed a polypoidal tumour mass composed of cellular fibrovascular stroma covered with stratified squamous epithelium. Three months after the initial surgery, there was no recurrence seen.
CONCLUSION: Cervical giant polyps are rare entities and occur mostly in perimenopausal women. Transvaginal polypectomy, as performed for this patient followed by histopathological examination is an adequate procedure for these lesions.