Ovarian metastasis of a lymphoma presenting as primary ovarian cancer.
BACKGROUND
Ovarian metastases are being found in a variety of different malignant diseases.


METHODS
A clinical case of a woman with a pelvic tumor and elevated CA125 levels, and suspected primary ovarian carcinoma is presented. Surgery revealed a metastasis of a B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.


CONCLUSIONS
Literature research shows that elevated CA125 levels are often found in lymphomas.
De Gregorio
Nikolaus
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Universitätsfrauenklinik, Ulm, Germany. Niko_G@gmx.de
Schmitt
Wolfgang
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Kreienberg
Rolf
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Wulff
Christine
C
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary*