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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

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
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
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
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
Nodular hyperplasia of Bartholin's gland.
Santos LD, Kennerson AR, Killingsworth MC
Pathology 2006 Jun;38(3):223-8. doi: 10.1080/00313020600696223. PMID: 16753743

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
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
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
Gynecologic infections.
Zeger W, Holt K
Emerg Med Clin North Am 2003 Aug;21(3):631-48. doi: 10.1016/s0733-8627(03)00039-7. PMID: 12962350
Benign vulvar tumors.
Hood AF, Lumadue J
Dermatol Clin 1992 Apr;10(2):371-85. PMID: 1318812

Therapy

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
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
Management of Bartholin's cyst and abscess using the Word catheter: implementation, recurrence rates and costs.
Reif P, Ulrich D, Bjelic-Radisic V, Häusler M, Schnedl-Lamprecht E, Tamussino K
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2015 Jul;190:81-4. Epub 2015 Apr 29 doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2015.04.008. PMID: 25963974
Quality of life and sexual activity during treatment of Bartholin's cyst or abscess with a Word catheter.
Reif P, Elsayed H, Ulrich D, Bjelic-Radisic V, Häusler M, Greimel E, Tamussino K
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2015 Jul;190:76-80. Epub 2015 Mar 10 doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2015.03.008. PMID: 25800788
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
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, malignant melanoma and other rare tumours of the vulva.
Finan MA, Barre G
Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 2003 Aug;17(4):609-33. doi: 10.1016/s1521-6934(03)00039-7. PMID: 12965135
High-resolution MR imaging of the vagina.
Siegelman ES, Outwater EK, Banner MP, Ramchandani P, Anderson TL, Schnall MD
Radiographics 1997 Sep-Oct;17(5):1183-203. doi: 10.1148/radiographics.17.5.9308110. PMID: 9308110

Clinical prediction guides

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
Vulvar Leiomyosarcomas: A Case Series with Clinical Comparison to Uterine Leiomyosarcomas and Review of the Literature.
Verta S, Alwafai Z, Schleede N, Brambs CE, Christmann C, Reichert V, Zygmunt M, Plattner B, Köhler G
Am J Case Rep 2023 May 27;24:e939402. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.939402. PMID: 37243328Free PMC Article
Word balloon catheter for Bartholin's cyst and abscess as an office procedure: clinical time gained.
Boama V, Horton J
BMC Res Notes 2016 Jan 6;9:13. doi: 10.1186/s13104-015-1795-3. PMID: 26740004Free PMC Article
Management of Bartholin's cyst and abscess using the Word catheter: implementation, recurrence rates and costs.
Reif P, Ulrich D, Bjelic-Radisic V, Häusler M, Schnedl-Lamprecht E, Tamussino K
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2015 Jul;190:81-4. Epub 2015 Apr 29 doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2015.04.008. PMID: 25963974
High-resolution MR imaging of the vagina.
Siegelman ES, Outwater EK, Banner MP, Ramchandani P, Anderson TL, Schnall MD
Radiographics 1997 Sep-Oct;17(5):1183-203. doi: 10.1148/radiographics.17.5.9308110. PMID: 9308110

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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