Bartholin's gland hyperplasia in a young woman.
BACKGROUND
Tumors arising from the Bartholin's gland are very rare; the majority are benign. As most instances of swelling in the Bartholin's gland area represent a duct cyst, clinicians tend to perform incision and drainage, rather than excision of the tumor.


METHODS
A young woman with prolonged dyspareunia underwent total excision of the Bartholin's gland because it felt firm and irregular. Histological examination revealed a well-circumscribed lesion containing an increased number of acini with a preserved tubular/acinar ratio - findings were consistent with nodular hyperplasia.


CONCLUSIONS
Bartholin's gland hyperplasia may be a cause of swelling in the gland area and dyspareunia. We recommend that whenever the gland feels firm or enlarged, total excision be considered, rather than drainage.
Ben-Harosh
Shani
S
Department of Obstetric and Gynecology, Technion, Haifa, Israel.
Cohen
Itzhak
I
Bornstein
Jacob
J
D000328:Adult; D001472:Bartholin's Glands / Q000473:pathology*; D004414:Dyspareunia / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia