A case of Squamous cell carcinoma with transitional cell component of the Bartholin Gland.
- Author:
Jin Soo KIM
1
;
Kyu Yeon CHOI
;
Dae Jung KIM
;
Min Kwan KIM
;
Kyung Tack JANG
;
Dong Han BAE
Author Information
1. Department of obstetrics and gynecology, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Chunan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Bartholin gland carcinoma;
Transitional cell component
- MeSH:
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell*;
Cellular Structures*;
Female;
Humans;
Lymph Node Excision;
Middle Aged
- From:Korean Journal of Gynecologic Oncology and Colposcopy
1998;9(4):496-500
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A patient with squamous carcinoma of Bartholin gland including transitional component is reported and the literature related to this disease is reviewed. Carcinoma of the Bartholin gland is rare, comprising less than 1% of female genital tract cancer. This report was summurized a clinical experience of a 53 year old women with Bartholin gland carcinoma, FIGO Stage II. Histologically, this tumor is characterized by poorly differentiated squamous cell carcioma, individually cellular keratinizationa and transitional component. This patient was treated by modified radical vulvectomy with ipsilateral lymph node dissection and neoadjuvant chemotherapy(4 courses) and followed by radiation therapy.
