Carcinome adénoïde kystique vaginal : à propos d’un cas

Adenoid cystic carcinoma generally arises from the salivary glands and is rarely found in the female genital tract. Infection with HPV is implicated in this cervical lesion. Differential diagnosis includes adenoid basal carcinoma, polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma and basaloid squamous cell carcinoma. Only one case of vaginal localisation was previously described. We report a case of adenoid cystic carcinoma in a 48-year-old woman with previous cervical HPV infection. Histological examination revealed nests of cells with peripheral palisading organisation and glandular lumina containing material produced by the tumor cells.