title: Bilateral ovarian Burkitt's lymphoma.
abstract: Primary ovarian lymphoma is a rare entity. We submit a case of a 34-year-old black patient presenting with a bilateral adnexal tumor. She underwent hysterectomy with double salpingo-oophorectomy followed by polychemotherapy treatment. Histology confirmed Epstein-Barr virus-positive bilateral Burkitt's lymphoma. The patient died from septic shock after a month of treatment. Endemic Burkitt's lymphoma has a predilection for the female genital tract, manifesting itself clinically as a pelvic mass and less frequently as a menstrual disorder. It is a rare entity in our environment but should be kept in mind when treating patients of African origin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hospital Universitario Materno Infantil de Canarias, Spain.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez-García
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Medina Ramos
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: García Rodríguez
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Barber
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Arias
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: García
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002051:Burkitt Lymphoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology