title: Non-Hodgkin lymphoma in a gynecologic service. A report of three cases.
abstract: Primary lymphoma arising in female genital tract organs is extremely rare. We report three cases of non-Hodgkin lymphoma which were encountered during a four-year period at our gynecologic department. One patient presented with an inguinal mass; another had a primary lymphoma of the vagina and the third had massive pelvic and para-aortic lymphomatous involvement. The gynecologists should be aware that, although rarely, lymphomas may arise in the genital tract, and that a massive involvement of inguinal, pelvic or para-aortic nodes may be related to a lymphoproliferative disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Vagno
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cormio
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Di Gesù
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Loverro
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Caniglia
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Selvaggi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged