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Bartholin gland benign neoplasm

MedGen UID:
83868
•Concept ID:
C0347500
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Benign Bartholin Gland Neoplasm; Benign Bartholin's Gland Neoplasm; Benign Bartholin's Gland Tumor; Benign neoplasm of Bartholin gland; Benign neoplasm of Bartholin's gland; Benign Neoplasm of Bartholin's Gland; Benign Neoplasm of the Bartholin's Gland; Benign Tumor of Bartholin's Gland; Benign Tumor of the Bartholin's Gland; major vestibular gland benign neoplasm
SNOMED CT: Benign neoplasm of Bartholin gland (189130001); Benign neoplasm of Bartholin's gland (189130001)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0002193

Definition

A non-metastasizing neoplasm that arises from the Bartholin gland. Representative examples include adenoma and adenomyoma. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVBartholin gland benign neoplasm

Professional guidelines

PubMed

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
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
Bartholin's gland cysts: dermoscopic clues and differential diagnosis.
Evangelista V, Barisani A, Tosti G, Baraldi C, Patrizi A, Vaccari S
Ital J Dermatol Venerol 2021 Aug;156(4):504-506. Epub 2020 Nov 23 doi: 10.23736/S2784-8671.20.06763-2. PMID: 33228339

Recent clinical studies

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
Surgical management of Bartholin cysts and abscesses in French university hospitals.
Cardaillac C, Dochez V, Gueudry P, Vaucel E, Ploteau S, Winer N, Thubert T
J Gynecol Obstet Hum Reprod 2019 Oct;48(8):631-635. Epub 2019 Mar 29 doi: 10.1016/j.jogoh.2019.03.022. PMID: 30936026
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

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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