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<Articles JournalTitle="Case Reports in Clinical Practice">
  <Article>
    <Journal>
      <PublisherName>Tehran University of Medical Sciences</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>Case Reports in Clinical Practice</JournalTitle>
      <Issn>2538-2683</Issn>
      <Volume>11</Volume>
      <Issue>1</Issue>
      <PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
        <Year>2026</Year>
        <Month>08</Month>
        <Day>03</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </Journal>
    <title locale="en_US">Proximal Type&#x201D; Epithelioid Sarcoma of the Vulva: A Case Report</title>
    <FirstPage>51</FirstPage>
    <LastPage>55</LastPage>
    <AuthorList>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Azam</FirstName>
        <LastName>Zafarbakhsh</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Female Pelvic Floor Medicine and Surgery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. AND Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Fariba</FirstName>
        <LastName>Behnamfar</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Reproductive Sciences and Sexual Health Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Parvin</FirstName>
        <LastName>Rajabi</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Pathology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Zahra</FirstName>
        <LastName>Sheikhsoleimani</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Maryam</FirstName>
        <LastName>Nazemi</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.</affiliation>
      </Author>
    </AuthorList>
    <History>
      <PubDate PubStatus="received">
        <Year>2026</Year>
        <Month>05</Month>
        <Day>31</Day>
      </PubDate>
      <PubDate PubStatus="accepted">
        <Year>2026</Year>
        <Month>06</Month>
        <Day>07</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </History>
    <abstract locale="en_US">Epithelioid sarcoma (ES) is a rare malignant soft tissue tumor, with the proximal-type variant (PES) representing an uncommon and aggressive subtype. Vulvar sarcoma predominantly affects young women, with a mean age of approximately 38 years. We report a case of a 22-year-old G1L1 Asian woman presenting with a painless, solid mass in the right labia majora, without tenderness or surface ulceration. Surgical
management consisted of a right hemi-vulvectomy with a 2 cm margin from the tumor. Histopathological evaluation confirmed the diagnosis of epithelioid sarcoma of the vulva, and the surgical margins were free of tumor involvement. Postoperatively, the patient was followed every three months for the first two years and
annually thereafter. Over a ten-year follow-up period, no evidence of local recurrence or metastasis was observed, and the patient experienced two successful pregnancies during this time. This case highlights the importance of considering vulvar sarcomas in the differential diagnosis of nonspecific vulvar lesions to ensure early recognition, accurate diagnosis, and appropriate management.</abstract>
    <web_url>https://crcp.tums.ac.ir/index.php/crcp/article/view/1198</web_url>
    <pdf_url>https://crcp.tums.ac.ir/index.php/crcp/article/download/1198/776</pdf_url>
  </Article>
</Articles>
