CASE REPORT
Heterotopically Located Bartholin’s Cyst
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Dicle University, School of Medicine,
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Diyarbakir, Turkey
Publication date: 2012-01-10
Corresponding author
Hatice Ender Soydinç
Dicle University, School of Medicine, Department
of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Diyarbakir, Turkey
Eur J Gen Med 2012;9(Supplement 1):36-38
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ABSTRACT
Bartholin’s gland is about 1 cm in size located in vulvar vestibule adjacent
to the hymen. It opens into the introitus with an almost 2,5 cm
length duct. The Bartholin’s duct obstruction can occur as a result of
non-infectious occlusion of the ostium or from infection and edema
compressing the duct. In this paper we present a patient admitted
to our clinic with severe vulvar pain. Her gynecological examination
revealed a painful firm necrotized mass which was 4 cm in diameter
on the outer side of left minor labium. The mass was excised completely
and the material was send to pathology for definitive diagnosis.
Histopathological examination revealed Bartholin gland cyst. To our
knowledge, there isn’t any case of heterotopically located bartholin
cyst when the previous literature is reviewed up to now.