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Bartholin gland adenoid cystic carcinoma

MedGen UID:
307247
•Concept ID:
C1511047
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Bartholin Gland Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma; Bartholin's Gland Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma; Bartholin's gland adenoid cystic carcinoma; major vestibular gland adenoid cystic carcinoma
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003187

Definition

A carcinoma that arises from the Bartholin gland and is characterized by the presence of islands of uniform malignant cells forming cribriform patterns. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVBartholin gland adenoid cystic carcinoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Case series on the management and outcomes of Bartholin gland carcinoma.
Abdul-Aziz S, Jayraj AS, Adusumalli M, Rajan Babu A
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2024 Aug;299:26-31. Epub 2024 May 23 doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2024.05.028. PMID: 38824810

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Case series on the management and outcomes of Bartholin gland carcinoma.
Abdul-Aziz S, Jayraj AS, Adusumalli M, Rajan Babu A
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2024 Aug;299:26-31. Epub 2024 May 23 doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2024.05.028. PMID: 38824810
Adenoid cystic carcinoma of Bartholin's gland, a case report with genomic data and literature review.
Evin C, Just PA, Borghese B, Fabiano E, Bennani S, Canny E, Marisa L, Derive N, Laurent-Puig P, Alexandre J, Durdux C
Cancer Radiother 2023 Jun;27(4):328-336. Epub 2023 Feb 8 doi: 10.1016/j.canrad.2023.01.001. PMID: 36759241
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 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

Diagnosis

Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the Bartholin's gland is underpinned by MYB- and MYBL1- rearrangements.
Feinberg J, Da Cruz Paula A, da Silva EM, Pareja F, Patel J, Zhu Y, Selenica P, Leitao MM Jr, Abu-Rustum NR, Reis-Filho JS, Joehlin-Price A, Weigelt B
Gynecol Oncol 2024 Jun;185:58-67. Epub 2024 Feb 17 doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2024.02.015. PMID: 38368814Free PMC Article
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
Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the Bartholin gland is not HPV-related: A case report and review of literature.
Nieuwenhuyzen-de Boer GM, Dasgupta S, Ewing-Graham PC, Van Bockstal MR
Pathol Res Pract 2020 Jun;216(6):152968. Epub 2020 Apr 19 doi: 10.1016/j.prp.2020.152968. PMID: 32345538
Bartholin gland carcinoma.
Copeland LJ, Sneige N, Gershenson DM, McGuffee VB, Abdul-Karim F, Rutledge FN
Obstet Gynecol 1986 Jun;67(6):794-801. doi: 10.1097/00006250-198606000-00009. PMID: 3010205

Prognosis

Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma (ACC) of the Bartholin's gland misdiagnosed for three times: a case report.
Alhashemi M, Oubari S, Mohamad AH, Alhashemi M, Kabel O, Alhelue A, Fattal F
BMC Womens Health 2023 Apr 3;23(1):156. doi: 10.1186/s12905-023-02320-4. PMID: 37013513Free PMC Article
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

Clinical prediction guides

Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the Bartholin's gland is underpinned by MYB- and MYBL1- rearrangements.
Feinberg J, Da Cruz Paula A, da Silva EM, Pareja F, Patel J, Zhu Y, Selenica P, Leitao MM Jr, Abu-Rustum NR, Reis-Filho JS, Joehlin-Price A, Weigelt B
Gynecol Oncol 2024 Jun;185:58-67. Epub 2024 Feb 17 doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2024.02.015. PMID: 38368814Free PMC Article
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
Cytogenetic analysis of an adenoid cystic carcinoma of the Bartholin's gland. A rare, semimalignant tumor of the female genitourinary tract.
Kiechle-Schwarz M, Kommoss F, Schmidt J, Lukovic L, Walz L, Bauknecht T, Pfleiderer A
Cancer Genet Cytogenet 1992 Jul 1;61(1):26-30. doi: 10.1016/0165-4608(92)90365-f. PMID: 1322232

Recent systematic reviews

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

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