title: [Vaginal adenoid cystic carcinoma: a case report].
abstract: Adenoid cystic carcinoma generally arises from the salivary glands and is rarely found in the female genital tract. Infection with HPV is implicated in this cervical lesion. Differential diagnosis includes adenoid basal carcinoma, polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma and basaloid squamous cell carcinoma. Only one case of vaginal localisation was previously described. We report a case of adenoid cystic carcinoma in a 48-year-old woman with previous cervical HPV infection. Histological examination revealed nests of cells with peripheral palisading organisation and glandular lumina containing material produced by the tumor cells.
authors.affiliation: Service d'anatomie pathologique et d'histologie-cytologie, hôpital de Rangueil, 1, avenue Jean-Poulhes, TSA 50032, 31403 Toulouse, France. quintyn@ml@chu-tolouse
authors.forename: Marie-Laure
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Quintyn-Ranty
authors.forename: Ghislaine
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Escourrou
authors.forename: Céline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guilbeau
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rimailho
authors.forename: Marie-Bernadette
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Delisle
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000032:analysis; D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000473:pathology*; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000473:pathology; D014625:Vaginal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D000199:Actins