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Primary adenoid cystic carcinoma of sweat glands in vulva: Report of an unusual case and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Tang QiongLan,
Jiang XueFeng,
Lin ZhongQiu,
Li Haigang,
Wang Yongan,
Luo Xin
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 1341-8076
DOI - 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2011.01554.x
Subject(s) - medicine , labia majora , adenoid cystic carcinoma , vulva , dissection (medical) , carcinoma , vulvar carcinoma , inguinal lymph nodes , malignancy , lymph node , metastasis , radiation therapy , surgery , cancer , pathology
Adenoid cystic carcinoma arising from the vulvar sweat glands is a rare malignancy of the female genital tract. We report a case of adenoid cystic carcinoma of sweat glands occurring in the left labia majora of a 52‐year‐old female patient. The patient underwent radical hemivulvectomy and left inguinal lymph node dissection with negative surgical margins and negative inguinal lymph node metastasis. Then, four episodes of combined chemotherapy without further radiotherapy were given. However, the tumor recurred after 3 months. Currently, the patient has been followed up for 2 years with no distant metastasis. According to our experience, although the tumor has a high tendency of local recurrence after resection, an acceptable survival time of the patient can be achieved with primary surgery.