Clitoral neuroma after female genital mutilation/cutting: a rare but possible event

Abdulcadir, Jasmine; Pusztaszeri, Marc; Vilarino, Raquel; Dubuisson, Jean-Bernard; Vlastos, Anne-Thérèse

doi:10.1111/j.1743-6109.2011.02558.x

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English

Clitoral neuroma after female genital mutilation/cutting: a rare but possible event

ContributorsAbdulcadir, Jasmine

; Pusztaszeri, Marc; Vilarino, Raquel; Dubuisson, Jean-Bernard; Vlastos, Anne-Thérèse

Published inThe journal of sexual medicine, vol. 9, no. 4, p. 1220-1225

Publication date2012

Abstract

Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), in particular, type III, also called infibulation, can cause various long-term complications. However, posttraumatic neuroma of the clitoris is extremely rare; only one case was previously reported in the literature.

Keywords

Adult
Circumcision, Female/adverse effects/classification
Clitoris/pathology/surgery
Female
Humans
Islam
Neuroma/etiology/pathology/surgery
Postoperative Complications/etiology/pathology/surgery
Religion and Medicine
Somalia/ethnology
Switzerland
Vulvar Neoplasms/etiology/pathology/surgery

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine fondamentale / Département de pathologie et immunologie

Research groups

Métastases du foie (657)

Citation (ISO format)

ABDULCADIR, Jasmine et al. Clitoral neuroma after female genital mutilation/cutting: a rare but possible event. In: The journal of sexual medicine, 2012, vol. 9, n° 4, p. 1220–1225. doi: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2011.02558.x

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PID : unige:29358
DOI : 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2011.02558.x
PMID : 22145731

Journal ISSN1743-6095

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Clitoral neuroma after female genital mutilation/cutting: a rare but possible event

Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), in particular, type III, also called infibulation, can cause various long-term complications. However, posttraumatic neuroma of the clitoris is extremely rare; only one case was previously reported in the literature.

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