title: Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of the uterine cervix: a rare case managed novelly.
abstract: Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) of the uterine cervix is exceedingly rare. The management of the disease is not standardized. A 44-year-old lady presented with a history of bleeding pervaginum and a foul-smelling discharge of 2 months' duration. A 7 x 7 growth was seen in the cervix. A biopsy revealed it to be a CD20-positive diffuse large B-cell (DLBCL)-type NHL. She was diagnosed as stage IE after staging work-up, and managed with three courses of rituximab, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, adriamycin, and prednisolone followed by external beam radiotherapy (46 Gy in 23 fractions) by 3D conformal technique. She attained a complete response, and has been in remission for 1 year 3 months.
authors: Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Shirdi Sai Baba Cancer Hospital, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Udupi, Karnataka, India.
authors: Gunjan
authors: G
authors: Baijal
authors: B M
authors: BM
authors: Vadiraja
authors: Donald J
authors: DJ
authors: Fernandes
authors: M S
authors: MS
authors: Vidyasagar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy