| Normal Vulva
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Etiology
• Not applicable.
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Pathogenesis
• Not applicable.,
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Epidemiology
• Not applicable.
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General Gross Description
• External genitalia can be defined to extend anteriorly to include the mons pubis, posteriorly to the anus, laterally to the inguinal-gluteal folds. Includes the mons pubis, the clitoris, the labia minora and majora, the hymen, Bartholins's and Skene's glands and ducts and the vaginal introitus.
• Arterial supply: internal pudendal artery which is terminal branch of the internal iliac artery.
• Lymphatics: superficial inguinal node group with many anastamoses across the midline
•Examples:
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General Microscopic Description
• Keratinized stratified squamous epithelium with skin appendages and hair on lateral aspect of labia minora and labia majora
• Medial aspect of the labia minora is non-keratinizing and lacks skin appendages.
•Examples:
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References
• Histology for Pathologists. Sternberg SS ed. New York: Raven Press, 1992.
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| Normal Vulva
| | Synopsis by: Melinda Sanders M.D. (T80100M00100)[258]
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