title: Unusual presentation of Bartholin's gland duct cysts: anterior expansions.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecologic Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, France.
authors.forename: Roman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rouzier
authors.forename: Madeleine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Azarian
authors.forename: Françoise
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Plantier
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Constancis
authors.forename: Bassam
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Haddad
authors.forename: Bernard-Jean
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Paniel
mesh_terms: 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*