title: Squamous cell carcinoma of Bartholin gland coexistent with human papillomavirus.
abstract: Squamous cell carcinoma of the Bartholm's glands is a very rare form of vulvar neoplasm. This case presents a 46-year-old female diagnosed with advanced primary squamous cell cancer of the Bartholin glands that has proven positive for human papillomavirus (HPV). The patient was treated with a wide excision of the tumor, an ipsilateral lymphadenectomy, and an adjuvant chemotherapy and irradiation. After two years of follow-up the patient remains in remission.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Topolovec
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Blažičević
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Šijanović
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vidosavljević
mesh_terms: D001472:Bartholin's Glands / Q000473:pathology*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014846:Vulvar Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy / Q000821:virology