ABSTRACT
We report two cases of adenoid cystic carcinoma of Bartholin's gland. One of these patients had positive margin on operation and is scheduled for adjuvant radiotherapy. The other was first diagnosed 13 years ago and presented with her second recurrence without distant metastasis. Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the Bartholin's gland is a rare tumor of the vulva. When diagnosed, the treatment should be individualized to the patient. When the surgical margin is found to be positive, adjuvant radiotherapy seems to be beneficial.
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Humans , Adenoids , Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic , Neoplasm Metastasis , Radiotherapy, Adjuvant , Recurrence , VulvaABSTRACT
We report two cases of adenoid cystic carcinoma of Bartholin's gland. One of these patients had positive margin on operation and is scheduled for adjuvant radiotherapy. The other was first diagnosed 13 years ago and presented with her second recurrence without distant metastasis. Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the Bartholin's gland is a rare tumor of the vulva. When diagnosed, the treatment should be individualized to the patient. When the surgical margin is found to be positive, adjuvant radiotherapy seems to be beneficial.
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Humans , Adenoids , Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic , Neoplasm Metastasis , Radiotherapy, Adjuvant , Recurrence , VulvaABSTRACT
Patients of choriocarcinoma with brain metastases are considered to have a very poor prognosis due to chemo-refractoriness and recurrence. So, selection and individualization of patients then followed by multimodality therapy are very important. We present a case of a patient who experienced twice of craniotomies due to intracranial hemorrhage and an emergent explorative laparotomy due to intestinal perforation of the metastatic sites of choriocarcinoma. She was treated with 12 cycles of high-dose MTX/EMA-CO, intrathecal MTX and WBRT. Eventually she has obtained a complete remission that ongoing for 2 years. So, we report this case with a brief review of the literatures.
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Female , Humans , Pregnancy , Brain , Choriocarcinoma , Craniotomy , Intestinal Perforation , Intracranial Hemorrhages , Laparotomy , Neoplasm Metastasis , Prognosis , RecurrenceABSTRACT
The effectiveness of progestogens in advanced and recurrent endometrial carcinoma has been widely accepted. But the use of progestogens in young women with early stage of endometrial carcinoma (Stage Ia) is controversial. Some authors reported that progestogens alone therapy improved or cured the endometrial pathology in young patients with early stage of endometrial carcinoma. The response to the progestogens has known to be better in cases of early stage, well-differentiated histologic type and narrow depth of invasion. We used the high-dose megestrol acetate (Megace(R)) as the primary treatment in four young women with early stage of endometrial carcinoma (Stage Ia) for the purpose of saving the fertility. We made the patients to have 320~400 mg of Megace(R) per day for 3 months, and then repeated the endometrial curettage for the purpose of finding changes of endometrial pathology. Three cases revealed no response to the Megace(R), so they were operated later. One case showed the resolution of endometrial pathology and delivered a baby following therapy. There have been no evidences of clinical recurrence in all cases. Even though the therapeutic efficacy is limited, high-dose therapy with megestrol acetate can be used as primary therapy in young women with early stage of endometrial carcinoma.
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Female , Humans , Curettage , Endometrial Neoplasms , Fertility , Megestrol Acetate , Megestrol , Pathology , Progestins , Recurrence , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
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