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Primary small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the Bartholin's gland: A case report

  • Authors:
    • Jiang‑Chun Wu
    • Mei‑Li Xi
    • Yan‑Qiu Wang
    • Wen‑Bin Tang
    • Yu‑Qin Zhang
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  • Published online on: July 30, 2018     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2018.9231
  • Pages: 4434-4438
  • Copyright: © Wu et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Primary carcinoma of the Bartholin's gland (BG) is a rare malignancy. There are extremely rare cases of small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (SCNC) of the BG reported in the English literature. A postmenopausal female presented with a 1‑month history of increasing pain and swelling on the left vulva consistent with spontaneously bleeding. Pathology identified SCNC that arose in BG. The patient was treated with a radical wide local excision and bilateral inguinal lymph node dissection followed by six courses of chemotherapy. One month after primary treatment, without any pelvic recurrence or abnormal tumor markers indications, distant metastasis of the liver was diagnosed and VI hepatic lobectomy was performed. The patient maintained regular adjuvant chemotherapy every month under outpatient surveillance and has no local recurrence or distant metastasis.
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Wu JC, Xi ML, Wang YQ, Tang WB and Zhang YQ: Primary small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the Bartholin's gland: A case report. Oncol Lett 16: 4434-4438, 2018
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Wu, J., Xi, M., Wang, Y., Tang, W., & Zhang, Y. (2018). Primary small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the Bartholin's gland: A case report. Oncology Letters, 16, 4434-4438. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2018.9231
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Wu, J., Xi, M., Wang, Y., Tang, W., Zhang, Y."Primary small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the Bartholin's gland: A case report". Oncology Letters 16.4 (2018): 4434-4438.
Chicago
Wu, J., Xi, M., Wang, Y., Tang, W., Zhang, Y."Primary small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the Bartholin's gland: A case report". Oncology Letters 16, no. 4 (2018): 4434-4438. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2018.9231