/bartholin gland carcinoma

bartholin gland carcinoma

Rare Disease

MONDO:0002829

Also Known As

Bartholin gland cancerBartholin gland carcinoma (disease)Bartholin's gland cancerBartholin's gland carcinomabartholin gland carcinomacarcinoma of Bartholin's glandcarcinoma of major vestibular glandcarcinoma of the Bartholin's glandmajor vestibular gland carcinoma

Definition

A carcinoma that arises from the Bartholin gland. It usually affects women over fifty and presents with enlargement of the Bartholin gland. Various histologic subtypes have been identified and include adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, adenoid cystic carcinoma, adenosquamous carcinoma, transitional cell carcinoma, and small cell carcinoma.