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Adenocarcinoma

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Tumours of the Female Lower Genital Tract

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Abstract

Adenocarcinoma, either primary or metastatic, is an uncommon malignancy of the vulva. The most common primary is adenocarcinoma of Bartholin’s gland origin. The other possible primaries are: (a) sweat and sebaceous glands, (b) paraurethral glands, (c) Minor vestibular glands, (d) ectopic tissues in the vulva (breasts, endometriosis, misplaced cloacal tissue) and (e) embryonic rests, Gartner’s duct remnants.

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  1. Department of Histopathology and Cytopathology, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville, South Australia, 5011, Australia

    Ranadhir Barua M.D., F.R.C.P.A., M.I.A.C. (Senior Consultant)

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Barua, R. (1990). Adenocarcinoma. In: Tumours of the Female Lower Genital Tract. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74828-8_8

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