title: Primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the uterine cervix mimicking leiomyoma: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Primary malignant lymphoma occurring in the uterine cervix is a rare event. We report a case of primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the uterine cervix mimicking leiomyoma. The immunophenotype of the tumor and the differential diagnostic approach to this uncommon malignancy also are presented.
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of Gynecology, Lublin University School of Medicine, 8 Jaczewski Street, 20-954 Lublin, Poland. andrzej.semczuk@am.lublin.pl
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Semczuk
authors.forename: Danuta
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Skomra
authors.forename: Elzbieta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Korobowicz
authors.forename: Beata
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Balon
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rechberger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D024221:Antineoplastic Protocols; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor