title: Bartholin's Gland Bilateral Nodular Hyperplasia: A Case Report Study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Tumors which originate from the Bartholin's glands (BGs) are very rare. Many solid masses that arise from the BGs are carcinoma, though these benign solid lesions are rare.
  
  
  METHODS
  To the best of the reporter's knowledge, about 35 cases have been reported in the English literature so far, most of which accompanied with signs or symptoms of Bartholin's duct cyst. In this paper we report a 43-year-old woman with bilateral solid masses in the BGs, incidentally detected during anterior-posterior colpoperineoplasty. The masses were then excised.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The histopathological examination showed increased number of acini with preserved duct-acinar connection, consistent with nodular hyperplasia. The patient had used oral contraceptive pill for four years.
authors: Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR Iran.
authors: Mojgan
authors: M
authors: Akbarzadeh Jahromi
authors: Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR Iran.
authors: Fatemeh
authors: F
authors: Sari Aslani
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR Iran.
authors: Alamtaj
authors: A
authors: Samsami Dehghani
authors: Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR Iran.
authors: Elham
authors: E
authors: Mahmoodi
keywords: Adenoma; Bartholin’s Glands; Hyperplasia