title: Brain metastasis from an adenoid cystic carcinoma of the Bartholin gland. Case report.
abstract: Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) of the Bartholin gland is an uncommon malignant gynecological tumor. Brain metastasis from a malignant gynecological lesion is encountered rarely and the prognosis for this type of metastasis is poor. Different treatment protocols, such as resection, stereotactic radiosurgery, whole-brain radiation therapy (WBRT), and chemotherapy, are available and should be considered on an individual basis. In this article, the authors report a case of brain metastasis from an ACC of the Bartholin gland that was treated by resection and WBRT. A review of the literature did not reveal any other such case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Okmeydani Social Security Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. azizhatiboglu@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Mustafa Aziz
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Hatiboglu
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cosar
authors.forename: A Celal
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Iplikcioglu
authors.forename: Deniz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ozcan
mesh_terms: D001472:Bartholin's Glands; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary*; D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014846:Vulvar Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy