Haemangioma of the Uterine Cervix in a Postmenopausal Woman – A Case Report

Abstract

Haemangioma of the cervix is rare and it is often discovered incidentally. A 50-year old postmenopausal woman was being managed for postmenopausal bleeding due to endometrial hyperplasia and was discovered to have a non-friable cervical mass during vaginal examination at one of the follow-up visits. The mass was excised and  histopathological diagnosis of capillary haemangioma was made. The local excision was adequate and the patient had no new complaint at the last follow-up visit which was  about 6 months postexcision. The management approach to cervical haemangioma is conservative treatment except when it provokes life-threatening haemorrhage in which case hysterectomy may be considered. Clinicians should consider haemangioma in the differential diagnosis of cervical mass/lesion in a postmenopausal woman but unlike endometrial haemangioma, conservative approach is often successful in its  management.

Keywords: Haemangioma, cervix, postmenopausal, haemorrhage.