title: Ovarian metastasis of a lymphoma presenting as primary ovarian cancer.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Universitätsfrauenklinik, Ulm, Germany. Niko_G@gmx.de
authors.forename: Nikolaus
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: De Gregorio
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schmitt
authors.forename: Rolf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kreienberg
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wulff
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary*