title: Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the Bartholin's gland: report of two cases and review of the literature.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) of the Bartholin's gland is a rare malignancy of the female genital tract and there have been 62 cases of ACC of the Bartholin's gland in the literature.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two cases of ACC of the Bartholin's gland are reported.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is no consensus on optimal treatment of ACC of the Bartholin's gland. Most commonly, wide local excision and radical vulvectomy with or without lymph node dissection, are performed. More long-term follow up is recommended to evaluate optimal primary treatment and roles of radiotherapy and chemotherapy because ACC of the Bartholin's gland recurs and metastasizes long after primary treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 50 Ilwon-Dong, Kangnam-Ku, Seoul 135-710, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Sook-Young Vivian
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Jeong-Won
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Woo-Sun
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Kyoung-Lan
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Sun-Joo
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Je-Ho
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Duk-Soo
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Bae
authors.forename: Byoung-Gie
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001472:Bartholin's Glands / Q000473:pathology*; D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D014846:Vulvar Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*