title: Successful pregnancy in stage IE primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of uterine cervix treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy and conservative surgery.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma involving the uterine cervix is extremely rare with a frequency of 0.008% of all cervical tumors. No standard treatment has been defined for this disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 29-year-old Caucasian woman with primary non-Hodgkin stage IE lymphoma of the uterine cervix was treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy and conservative surgery. Three years after completion of primary treatment, she became pregnant and successfully delivered a full-term healthy baby.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This case report supports the data that a conservative strategy consisting of neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by a uterine-preserving approach represents an adequate option for young highly motivated patients who desire to preserve the childbearing potential.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lorusso
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ferrandina
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pagano
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Gagliardi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Scambia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy; D011241:Prednisone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011247:Pregnancy; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D014750:Vincristine / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D014750:Vincristine; D004317:Doxorubicin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D011241:Prednisone