[Vaginal adenoid cystic carcinoma: a case report].
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.
Quintyn-Ranty
Marie-Laure
ML
Service d'anatomie pathologique et d'histologie-cytologie, hôpital de Rangueil, 1, avenue Jean-Poulhes, TSA 50032, 31403 Toulouse, France. quintyn@ml@chu-tolouse
Escourrou
Ghislaine
G
Guilbeau
Céline
C
Rimailho
Jacques
J
Delisle
Marie-Bernadette
MB
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