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The lesion reappeared asymptomatically during pregnancy and was conservatively managed with ultrasound surveillance, followed by term cesarean delivery to mitigate perineal trauma risks. Postpartum evaluation revealed a 3.7 cm T2-hyperintense nodule on MRI. Although intraoperative frozen sections suggested benign margins, definitive histopathology and molecular studies (CD34+\/SMA+; FISH-negative for COL1A1::PDGFB fusion and MDM2 amplification) confirmed LGMFS. Radical vulvectomy with 2 cm margins achieved disease-free survival at 17 months without adjuvant therapies. This case underscores that LGMFS may recur silently during pregnancy, necessitating rigorous histopathological re-evaluation of prior benign diagnoses. Multidisciplinary coordination enabled safe deferral of definitive surgery until postpartum without compromising outcomes, while radical excision alone proved curative, reflecting the tumor\u2019s indolent biology. 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