Recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the Bartholin's duct treated with en bloc resection

Gynecol Oncol. 1999 Nov;75(2):282-4. doi: 10.1006/gyno.1999.5464.

Abstract

Bartholin's gland carcinomas are a rare entity. A case of a recurrent Bartholin's gland carcinoma is described. These neoplasms have a myriad of treatment options for primary therapy but there is a paucity of information regarding treatment for a lethal recurrence. The patient's primary therapy consisted of an initial wide local excision followed by radiation therapy with chemosensitization. She was disease-free for 2 years before her recurrence. A novel treatment approach incorporating a mulitdisciplinary en bloc radical surgery is described. The patient is alive and well without evidence of disease at 22 months.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bartholin's Glands / surgery*
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / surgery*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / surgery*
  • Vulvar Neoplasms / surgery*