CARCINOMA OF BARTHOLIN'S GLAND
- 30 December 1933
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 101 (27) , 2116-2117
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1933.27430520001009
Abstract
Primary carcinoma of Bartholin's gland is rare. A review of the world's literature by Harer in 1933 revealed only thirty cases recorded, not all of which in his opinion were authenticated. Nothing definite is known about the etiology. Falls says that chronic inflammation has been present in a considerable number of the cases reported. In only one case was there a definite history of gonorrhea and syphilis. Bilateral inflammation of the gland was described in only one case. The lesion has been found in unmarried women but not in virgins. The youngest patient was 28 and the oldest 91, while the average age was over 50 years. Diagnosis is usually made postoperatively. It is most frequently confused when associated with chronic infection with abscess formation. Syphilis, contrary to gonorrhea, rarely attacks this gland. Chancroid and granuloma inguinale affecting Bartholin's gland have not been reported. Primary tuberculosis is rare, there beingKeywords
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