Clinical pathology of
Bartholin's Glands: a review of the literature.
Lee et al., "Analysis of clinical outcomes of patients with adenoid cystic carcinoma of
Bartholin's glands," International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology, vol.
Neoplastic myoepithelial cell tumors can be found in nearly all exocrine gland tissues such as skin, soft tissue, sweat glands, breast, lacrimal glands,
Bartholin's glands, nasal septum, nasopharynx, larynx, trachea, lung, esophagus, retroperitoneum, and prostate gland.
Bartholin's glands located bilaterally at the posterior introitus drain through ducts that empty into the vestibule at the 4 and 8 o'clock positions and moisten the vulvar area.
Unique structures in females are the greater vestibular glands (
Bartholin's glands), Skene glands, vaginal vestibule, clitoris, and vulva.
l Blocked gland: If the glands at the vaginal opening (
Bartholin's glands) get blocked or infected, this causes painful swelling.
-- Up to 97% of patients with vulvar vestibulitis can become totally pain free after surgical excision of the
Bartholin's glands, said Dr.
The
Bartholin's glands and Skene's glands were without lesion, as was the external urethral meatus.
THERE are a pair of oval, pea-sized glands whose ducts open into the vulva and these are called
Bartholin's glands.
(5) In the female genital tract, the cervix is the most common site of ACC but is rare in
Bartholin's gland. (5,7) The diagnostic criteria for primary carcinoma of
Bartholin's glands are; i) the tumor is located in
Bartholin's gland area, ii) transition between normal epithelium to neoplastic epithelium is identified, and iii) no tumor is detected in other sites.
The
Bartholin's glands lie on either side of the entrance to the vagina and create lubrication when a woman is sexually aroused.
The diagnosis was hyperplastic and hypertrophied
Bartholin's gland. Hyperplasia is a rare etiology for an enlarged
Bartholin's gland.