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*Itching.
*Itching.
*Prolapse.
*Prolapse.
===Gross===
Features:<ref name=Ref_GLP401>{{Ref GLP|401}}</ref>
*Grey mucosa.
*Pale or purple stroma.


===Microscopic===
===Microscopic===
Features:<ref name=Ref_GLP401>{{Ref GLP|401}}</ref>
Features:<ref name=Ref_GLP401>{{Ref GLP|401}}</ref>
*Polypoid lesion - epithelium on three sides:
*Polypoid lesion - epithelium on three sides:
**Large dilated veins +/- fibrin thrombi.
**Large dilated veins and thick-walled vessels +/- fibrin thrombi - '''key feature'''.
**Edema.
**Edema.
**Squamous epithelium +/- keratinization ''or'' columnar epithelium.
**Squamous epithelium +/- keratinization ''or'' columnar epithelium.
DDx:
*[[Fibroepithelial polyp]].
*Vascular lesions.
**[[Kaposi sarcoma]].
**[[Angiosarcoma]].


==See also==
==See also==