J Gynecol Oncol | Volume 2, Issue 2 | Case Report | Open Access

Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of Bartholin’s Gland: A Case Report and Literature Review

Xuetao Hou¹, Lingling Xie², Yan Ding¹, Min Li¹, Yongpai Peng^2* and Huaiwu Lu^2*

¹Department of Gynecology, Jinan Second Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, China ²Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University, China

^*Correspondance to: Huaiwu Lu 

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Abstract

Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma (ACC) of Bartholin’s gland is a very rare malignant tumor of the vulva, which characterized by slow growth, local infiltration, late recurrence and distant metastasis. Surgical treatment is the first choice for the treatment of ACC of Bartholin’s gland, but there is no consensus on the best surgical treatment. Extensive local resection and radical resection with or without lymph node resection can be performed according to the patient's condition. The authors reported the case of a 52-year-old woman with ACC of Bartholin’s gland received surgical treatment and chemotherapy. She underwent radical local vulvectomy plus left superficial inguinal lymphadenectomy. Actin and S-100 in partial cells and CK, CEA, P63 and EMA were positive immunohistochemically. Due to the suspicion of recurrence, the patient underwent simple lesion resection again after the completion of the third course of paclitaxel (135 mg/m2 ) and carboplatin (AUC 6) chemotherapy. There was no evidence of recurrence for the patient after 41 months of follow-up.

Keywords:

Adenoid cystic carcinoma; Bartholin’s gland; vulvectomy; Chemotherapy

Citation:

Hou X, Xie L, Ding Y, Li M, Peng Y, Lu H. Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of Bartholin’s Gland: A Case Report and Literature Review. J Gynecol Oncol. 2019; 2(2): 1011.