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Normal Vulva: Embryology, Anatomy, and Histology

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The vulva, which is the external genitalia of the female, collectively consists of the mons pubis, labia majora and minora, clitoris, vestibule, greater (Bartholin) and lesser vestibular glands, and vaginal opening (introitus). This chapter describes the gross and microscopic anatomy of the adult, as well as the embryological derivation of the region’s multiple components.

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  1. Department of Cell Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA

    J. Matthew Velkey

  2. Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA

    Allison H. S. Hall & Stanley J. Robboy

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  1. Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Mai P. Hoang

  2. Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA

    Maria Angelica Selim

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Velkey, J.M., Hall, A.H.S., Robboy, S.J. (2015). Normal Vulva: Embryology, Anatomy, and Histology. In: Hoang, M., Selim, M. (eds) Vulvar Pathology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1807-2_1

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