title: Ovarian follicular non-Hodgkins lymphoma.
abstract: Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma presenting in and confined to the ovaries is a rare occurrence. A follicular histological pattern has been reported only occasionally in this setting. A case of follicular mixed small cleaved and large cell lymphoma, discovered incidentally and limited to the ovaries is reported. Immunological marker studies revealed a monoclonal population of B lymphocytes with surface Ig A Kappa. A review of cases in the literature suggests that follicular histology in stage I ovarian disease confers an outcome similar to that for follicular nodal disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Mater Misericordiae Public Hospitals, Brisbane, Queensland.
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Boyle
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Bell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000737:chemistry; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000032:analysis; D007145:Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains / Q000032:analysis; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D006080:Ovarian Follicle; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D007145:Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains