Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the Bartholin's gland: report of two cases and review of the literature.
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.
Yang
Sook-Young Vivian
SY
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 50 Ilwon-Dong, Kangnam-Ku, Seoul 135-710, Republic of Korea.
Lee
Jeong-Won
JW
Kim
Woo-Sun
WS
Jung
Kyoung-Lan
KL
Lee
Sun-Joo
SJ
Lee
Je-Ho
JH
Bae
Duk-Soo
DS
Kim
Byoung-Gie
BG
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*