Bilateral Bartholin's Gland Hyperplasia Associated with Bartholin's Gland Cyst: A Brief Case Report.
- Author:
Hyun Soo KIM
1
;
Gou Young KIM
;
Sung Jig LIM
;
Eun Hee YOU
;
Youn Wha KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Pathology, East-West Neo Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. pathogen@medimail.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Bartholin's gland;
Hyperplasia;
Adenoma;
Cyst
- MeSH:
Female;
Humans;
Cysts
- From:Korean Journal of Pathology
2008;42(5):314-316
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A 40-year-old woman underwent surgery to remove tender bilateral vulvar masses. The masses were gray/brown, well circumscribed, non-encapsulated, and were composed of an increased number of ducts and acini with a normal lobular architecture and a duct-acinar relationship. This appearance was consistent with Bartholin's gland hyperplasia (BGH). Bilateral Bartholin's gland cysts were also associated with BGH. Benign tumors and tumor-like conditions of Bartholin's gland are uncommon, and only a few cases of BGH have been reported in the literature. Hyperplasia is a rare etiology for an enlarged Bartholin's gland, and must be distinguished histologically from adenoma.
