title: Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the vulva: conservative surgery using a de-epithelized rhomboid flap.
abstract: Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the vulva is a very rare entity manifested by an indolent clinical course, late recurrence and a propensity for perineural and local invasion. A 41-year-old women underwent radical local excision and ipsilateral superficial lymph-node dissection using a de-epithelized rhomboid flap for adenoid cystic carcinoma of the left vulva. On follow-up after two years the patient is alive and well with no evidence of disease. In this report we present the first case of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the vulva using a de-epithelized rhomboid flap.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Gaziantep, Sahin Bey Medical Center, Gaziantep, Turkey.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Balat
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tercan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bekerecioglu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aydin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karakök
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kutlar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014846:Vulvar Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*