Clitoromegaly caused by cavernous hemangioma: A rare case report and review of the literature

• Main Authors: Bita Geramizadeh, Mohammad-Hossein Anbardar, Saeed Shakeri
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
• Series: Urology Annals
• Subjects: Clitoromegaly; cavernous hemangioma; adolescent
• Online Access: http://www.urologyannals.com/article.asp?issn=0974-7796;year=2012;volume=4;issue=3;spage=175;epage=177;aulast=Geramizadeh

Hemangioma is a common benign neoplasm, but a location such as the clitoris is very rare. However, it is very important to differentiate clitoral hemangioma from enlargement of the clitoris secondary to androgen excess. To the best of our knowledge, only three cases of clitoromegaly caused by cavernous hemangioma have been reported in the English literature. Herein, we report our experience with a 16-year-old girl who presented with clitoromegaly and normal hormonal assay that turned out to be clitoral cavernous hemangioma after pathologic examination of the clitoral mass.