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Bartholin gland neoplasm

MedGen UID:
65074
•Concept ID:
C0220616
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Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Bartholin Gland Neoplasm; Bartholin's Gland Neoplasm; Bartholin's gland neoplasm; Bartholin's Gland Tumor; Bartholin's gland tumor; Bartholin's gland tumour; major vestibular gland neoplasm; major vestibular gland neoplasm (disease); major vestibular gland tumor; major vestibular gland tumour; Neoplasm of Bartholin's Gland; neoplasm of Bartholin's gland; neoplasm of major vestibular gland; Neoplasm of the Bartholin's Gland; neoplasm of the Bartholin's gland; Tumor of Bartholin's Gland; tumor of Bartholin's gland; tumor of major vestibular gland; Tumor of the Bartholin's Gland; tumor of the Bartholin's gland; tumour of Bartholin's gland; tumour of major vestibular gland; tumour of the Bartholin's gland
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0021114

Definition

A benign or malignant neoplasm that affects the Bartholin gland. Representative examples include adenoma, adenomyoma, adenocarcinoma, and squamous cell carcinoma. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Bartholin Gland Abscess Diagnosis and Office Management.
Long N, Morris L, Foster K
Prim Care 2021 Dec;48(4):569-582. Epub 2021 Oct 14 doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2021.07.013. PMID: 34752270
Management of Bartholin Duct Cysts and Gland Abscesses.
Dole DM, Nypaver C
J Midwifery Womens Health 2019 May;64(3):337-343. Epub 2019 Feb 7 doi: 10.1111/jmwh.12937. PMID: 30734519
Bartholin's gland carcinoma: epidemiology and therapeutic management.
Ouldamer L, Chraibi Z, Arbion F, Barillot I, Body G
Surg Oncol 2013 Jun;22(2):117-22. Epub 2013 Mar 14 doi: 10.1016/j.suronc.2013.02.004. PMID: 23499140

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Vulvar Cancer, Version 3.2024, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology.
Abu-Rustum NR, Yashar CM, Arend R, Barber E, Bradley K, Brooks R, Campos SM, Chino J, Chon HS, Crispens MA, Damast S, Fisher CM, Frederick P, Gaffney DK, Gaillard S, Giuntoli R II, Glaser S, Holmes J, Howitt BE, Kendra K, Lea J, Lee N, Mantia-Smaldone G, Mariani A, Mutch D, Nagel C, Nekhlyudov L, Podoll M, Rodabaugh K, Salani R, Schorge J, Siedel J, Sisodia R, Soliman P, Ueda S, Urban R, Wethington SL, Wyse E, Zanotti K, McMillian N, Espinosa S
J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2024 Mar;22(2):117-135. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2024.0013. PMID: 38503056
Adenoid cystic carcinoma. An indolent but aggressive tumour. Part A: from aetiopathogenesis to diagnosis.
Cantù G
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2021 Jun;41(3):206-214. doi: 10.14639/0392-100X-N1379. PMID: 34264913Free PMC Article
Association of Bartholin cysts and abscesses and sexually transmitted infections.
Elkins JM, Hamid OS, Simon LV, Sheele JM
Am J Emerg Med 2021 Jun;44:323-327. Epub 2020 Apr 15 doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.04.027. PMID: 32321682
Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of Bartholin's Gland: What Is the Best Approach?
Barcellini A, Gadducci A, Laliscia C, Imparato S, Vitolo V, Preda L, Valvo F
Oncology 2020;98(8):513-519. Epub 2020 May 14 doi: 10.1159/000506485. PMID: 32408297
Evaluation of treatments for Bartholin's cyst or abscess: a systematic review.
Illingworth B, Stocking K, Showell M, Kirk E, Duffy J
BJOG 2020 May;127(6):671-678. Epub 2020 Feb 4 doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.16079. PMID: 31876985

Diagnosis

Vulvar leiomyoma.
Rosland TE, Kleist BA, Halvorsen M, Goderstad JM
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 2024 Jun 25;144(8) Epub 2024 Jun 12 doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.23.0818. PMID: 38934324
Bartholin Gland Abscess Diagnosis and Office Management.
Long N, Morris L, Foster K
Prim Care 2021 Dec;48(4):569-582. Epub 2021 Oct 14 doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2021.07.013. PMID: 34752270
Adenoid cystic carcinoma. An indolent but aggressive tumour. Part A: from aetiopathogenesis to diagnosis.
Cantù G
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2021 Jun;41(3):206-214. doi: 10.14639/0392-100X-N1379. PMID: 34264913Free PMC Article
Benign vulvar tumors.
Maldonado VA
Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 2014 Oct;28(7):1088-97. Epub 2014 Jul 31 doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2014.07.014. PMID: 25220103
Vulvar leiomyoma.
Neri A, Peled Y, Braslavski D
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 1993 Apr;72(3):221-2. doi: 10.3109/00016349309013377. PMID: 8385861

Therapy

Evaluation of treatments for Bartholin's cyst or abscess: a systematic review.
Illingworth B, Stocking K, Showell M, Kirk E, Duffy J
BJOG 2020 May;127(6):671-678. Epub 2020 Feb 4 doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.16079. PMID: 31876985
Treatment of Bartholin gland cyst with CO2laser.
Speck NM, Boechat KP, Santos GM, Ribalta JC
Einstein (Sao Paulo) 2016 Jan-Mar;14(1):25-9. doi: 10.1590/S1679-45082016AO3568. PMID: 27074230Free PMC Article
Carcinoma of the Bartholin Gland: A Review of 33 Cases.
Bhalwal AB, Nick AM, Dos Reis R, Chen CL, Munsell MF, Ramalingam P, Salcedo MP, Ramirez PT, Sood AK, Schmeler KM
Int J Gynecol Cancer 2016 May;26(4):785-9. doi: 10.1097/IGC.0000000000000656. PMID: 26844611Free PMC Article
Bartholin's gland carcinoma: epidemiology and therapeutic management.
Ouldamer L, Chraibi Z, Arbion F, Barillot I, Body G
Surg Oncol 2013 Jun;22(2):117-22. Epub 2013 Mar 14 doi: 10.1016/j.suronc.2013.02.004. PMID: 23499140
Primary vulvar nocardiosis.
Gallo A, Bettoni G, Trezzi G, Lalinga V, Frigerio L
Obstet Gynecol 2006 Sep;108(3 Pt 2):728-30. doi: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000188068.10174.90. PMID: 17018480

Prognosis

Adenoid cystic carcinoma. An indolent but aggressive tumour. Part A: from aetiopathogenesis to diagnosis.
Cantù G
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2021 Jun;41(3):206-214. doi: 10.14639/0392-100X-N1379. PMID: 34264913Free PMC Article
Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of Bartholin's Gland: What Is the Best Approach?
Barcellini A, Gadducci A, Laliscia C, Imparato S, Vitolo V, Preda L, Valvo F
Oncology 2020;98(8):513-519. Epub 2020 May 14 doi: 10.1159/000506485. PMID: 32408297
Bartholin gland cancer.
Di Donato V, Casorelli A, Bardhi E, Vena F, Marchetti C, Muzii L, Benedetti Panici P
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2017 Sep;117:1-11. Epub 2017 Jun 13 doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2017.06.005. PMID: 28807231
Carcinomas and sarcomas of Bartholin gland. A report of nine cases and review of the literature.
Kozakiewicz B, Dmoch-Gajzlerska E, Roszkowska-Purska K
Eur J Gynaecol Oncol 2014;35(3):243-9. PMID: 24984535
Bartholin's gland carcinoma: epidemiology and therapeutic management.
Ouldamer L, Chraibi Z, Arbion F, Barillot I, Body G
Surg Oncol 2013 Jun;22(2):117-22. Epub 2013 Mar 14 doi: 10.1016/j.suronc.2013.02.004. PMID: 23499140

Clinical prediction guides

Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the Bartholin's gland is easily misdiagnosed: A case report and literature review.
Wang W, Chen H, Guo H, Chen L, Zhu M, Zhu Y
Medicine (Baltimore) 2022 Nov 11;101(45):e31744. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000031744. PMID: 36397326Free PMC Article
Bartholin Gland Carcinoma: Clinicopathologic Features, Including p16 Expression and Clinical Outcome.
Nazeran T, Cheng AS, Karnezis AN, Tinker AV, Gilks CB
Int J Gynecol Pathol 2019 Mar;38(2):189-195. doi: 10.1097/PGP.0000000000000489. PMID: 29406447
Carcinomas and sarcomas of Bartholin gland. A report of nine cases and review of the literature.
Kozakiewicz B, Dmoch-Gajzlerska E, Roszkowska-Purska K
Eur J Gynaecol Oncol 2014;35(3):243-9. PMID: 24984535
Management of Bartholin duct cysts and abscesses: a systematic review.
Wechter ME, Wu JM, Marzano D, Haefner H
Obstet Gynecol Surv 2009 Jun;64(6):395-404. doi: 10.1097/OGX.0b013e31819f9c76. PMID: 19445813
Adenocarcinoma of Bartholin's gland.
Mossler JA, Woodard BH, Addison A, McCarty KS Jr
Arch Pathol Lab Med 1980 Oct;104(10):523-6. PMID: 6893395

Recent systematic reviews

Comparison of Word Catheter and Marsupialization in the Management of Bartholin's Glands: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Bakouei F, Zolfaghari F, Mirabi P, Farhadi Z, Delavar MA
J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2024 Apr;46(4):102357. Epub 2024 Jan 11 doi: 10.1016/j.jogc.2024.102357. PMID: 38215822
Management of primary and recurrent Bartholin's gland carcinoma: A systematic review on behalf of MITO Rare Cancer Group.
Turetta C, Mazzeo R, Capalbo G, Miano S, Fruscio R, Di Donato V, Falcone F, Mangili G, Pignata S, Palaia I
Tumori 2024 Apr;110(2):96-108. Epub 2023 Nov 13 doi: 10.1177/03008916231208308. PMID: 37953636
Evaluation of treatments for Bartholin's cyst or abscess: a systematic review.
Illingworth B, Stocking K, Showell M, Kirk E, Duffy J
BJOG 2020 May;127(6):671-678. Epub 2020 Feb 4 doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.16079. PMID: 31876985
Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the Bartholin's gland: case report and systematic review of the literature.
Alsan CI, Vinh-Hung V, Eren F, Abacioğlu U
Eur J Gynaecol Oncol 2011;32(5):567-72. PMID: 22053678
Management of Bartholin duct cysts and abscesses: a systematic review.
Wechter ME, Wu JM, Marzano D, Haefner H
Obstet Gynecol Surv 2009 Jun;64(6):395-404. doi: 10.1097/OGX.0b013e31819f9c76. PMID: 19445813

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