title: Primary precursor B-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma of the ovary: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Primary ovarian lymphoma is a rare disease, and its definition is still controversial. Many cases of primary ovarian lymphoma are diagnosed as diffuse large B-cell type, whereas the precursor lymphoblastic type is extremely rare. Herein, we describe a case of precursor B-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma of the ovary that was successfully treated with surgery and chemotherapy. A 19-year-old woman presented ovarian tumors and paraaortic lymphoadenopathy, which were suggestive of advanced ovarian cancer. Exploratory laparotomy and right salpingo-oophorectomy were performed, and the diagnosis of precursor B-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma was established. The patient was treated with a combination of chemotherapy and is currently disease-free 1 year after surgery. To our best knowledge, this is the fourth reported case of precursor lymphoblastic lymphoma of the ovary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shizuoka Municipal Shimizu Hospital, Miyakami 1231, Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka 424-8636, Japan. drnobusaku@yahoo.co.jp
authors.forename: Nobuyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sakurai
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tateoka
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Taguchi
authors.forename: Tadashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Terada
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D015452:Precursor B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy