Korean J Pathol.
2008 Oct;42(5):314-316.
Bilateral Bartholin's Gland Hyperplasia Associated with Bartholin's Gland Cyst: A Brief Case Report
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- 1Department of Pathology, East-West Neo Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. pathogen@medimail.co.kr
- 2Department of Woman's Medicine Center, East-West Neo Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
- 3Department of Pathology, Kyung Hee Medical Center, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.
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.
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