Open AccessAdenoid cystic carcinoma of Bartholin’s gland diagnosed after lung lobectomy: Review of the literature and a case presentation
Author(s) -
Seda Şahin Aker,
Cevriye Cansız Ersöz,
Fırat Ortaç
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
türk jinekoloji ve obstetrik derneði dergisi/türk jinekoloji ve obstetrik derneği dergisi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.41
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 1307-7007
pISSN - 1307-699X
DOI - 10.4274/tjod.galenos.2020.39225
Subject(s) - adenoid cystic carcinoma , presentation (obstetrics) , lung , medicine , carcinoma , general surgery , dermatology , pathology , radiology
Bartholin's gland was first identified in human female in 1675 by Caspar Bartholin. The Bartholin gland is composed of several epithelial types: The body is mucinous acini, the duct is predominantly transitional epithelium, and the orifice is the squamous epithelium. Primary carcinoma of the bartholin's gland is an uncommon neoplasm. Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) of bartholin gland carcinom is a rare variant of bartholin gland carcinoma, comprising 15% of all bartholin gland malignancies. ACC of the Bartholin's gland is characterized by slow growth so recurrence and distant metastases can take a long period. So distant metastasis has been found in only a few cases to the lungs, liver, bone and brain. Here, we present the case of Bartholin's gland ACC after four years follow up and presented with a lung metastasis.