Malignant lymphoma of uterus: a case report with a review of the literature.
The female genital tract is rarely the initial manifestation site of malignant lymphomas. Most genital lymphomas arise in the vagina or cervix while those of the uterine corpus are extremely rare. Patients usually present with bleeding, abdominal or pelvic discomfort or back pain but, very infrequently, the tumours are discovered as a result of a routine examination. Our patient was a 67-year-old postmenopausal woman presenting with haematuria and upper abdominal pain. She had several investigations for haematuria including cystoscopy, intravenous urography (IVU) and both renal and pelvic scans. The pelvic scan revealed an enlarged uterus with some calcification suggestive of a fibroid uterus. An abdominal hysterectomy was performed. Histopathology revealed non-Hodgkin's malignant lymphoma of the uterine corpus. She subsequently had post-operative chemotherapy.
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Department of Gynaecology and Pathology, Law Hospital NHS Trust, Carluke, United Kingdom.
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D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D017698:Postmenopause; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*