title: Primary reconstructive surgery with a sliding flap for carcinoma of the Bartholin gland.
abstract: Bartholin gland tumours are rare and therefore recommendations concerning management have been based on small series. Although there is a tendency today to perform less radical surgery, meaning hemivulvectomy or a wide local excision, the anatomical position of these tumours often leads to a large postoperative defect. The objective of this report is to present data on three patients but mainly to describe our surgical technique where a sliding flap obtained from the gluteal region is used for primary closure. This surgical procedure offers a functional and cosmetically acceptable vulva which is of importance considering the relative young age of patients with Bartholin gland tumours.
authors.affiliation: Department of Woman and Child Health, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Larson
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Palmer
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Flam
mesh_terms: D001472:Bartholin's Glands / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014846:Vulvar Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*