RARE CASE OF TRANSITIONAL-CELL CARCINOMA ORIGINATING IN BARTHOLINS-GLAND DUCT

We report a rare case of papillary invasive transitional cell carcinom a (TCC) that originated in Bartholin's gland duct. It resulted in diff erentiation into low-grade dysplasia and grade-ill invasive TCC. Becau se invasive lesions within the lamina propria developed from flat dysp lasia, the invasive TCC had presumably progressed from low-grade dyspl asia. To our knowledge, 6 cases of TCC originating in Bartholin's glan d have been reported previously, but our report is the first to descri be TCC associated with dysplasia. The progressive course of this rare carcinoma is discussed.