Unusual presentation of Bartholin's gland duct cysts: anterior expansions.
The medical records of 32 patients who underwent surgery for a vulvar mucinous cyst located between the urethral meatus and the fourchette were reviewed. Nineteen (59%) patients had been referred to our centre because of cyst recurrence after incision or excision. The majority of the cysts were lined by a single layer of tall columnar cells with zones of squamous metaplasia. Subacute or chronic bartholinitis was demonstrated in 94% of the cases demonstrating that these cysts were anterior expansions of Bartholin's gland duct cysts. No ipsilateral recurrence was observed after cyst and gland excision.
Rouzier
Roman
R
Department of Gynecologic Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, France.
Azarian
Madeleine
M
Plantier
Françoise
F
Constancis
Elisabeth
E
Haddad
Bassam
B
Paniel
Bernard-Jean
BJ
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001472:Bartholin's Glands / Q000473:pathology*; D003560:Cysts / Q000473:pathology*; D004414:Dyspareunia / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D014845:Vulvar Diseases / Q000473:pathology*