Primary malignant lymphoma of uterine corpus: case report and review of the literature.
We describe a patient presenting with postmenopausal vaginal bleeding and a uterine mass subjected to endometrial biopsy that showed a high-grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, consistent with a diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Staging computed tomography (CT) scans of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis revealed three lung nodules in addition to the uterine mass. Fine needle aspirate of one lung lesion showed lymphomatous involvement. She was treated with intensive chemotherapy alone and has remained in complete remission 21 months after diagnosis. The literature on primary lymphoma of the uterine corpus is reviewed.
Renno
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Section of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA. srenno@wfubmc.edu
Moreland
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WS
Pettenati
M J
MJ
Beaty
M W
MW
Keung
Y-K
YK
D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D017698:Postmenopause; D012074:Remission Induction; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology