title: Natural history of primary precursor B lymphoblastic lymphoma of the ovary: report of a rare case.
abstract: The involvement of the ovaries in lymphomatous processes is a relatively rare phenomenon. Secondary involvement as a part of systemic disease is common as compared to de novo primary lymphoma. Mostly, primary ovarian lymphomas are diffuse large B cell type, whereas the precursor lymphoblastic lymphomas are extremely rare and only four cases have been reported previously. We herein describe a case of primary precursor B lymphoblastic lymphoma involving both ovaries in a 28-year-old woman which was detected incidentally and spread into the blood after 7 months; consequently she succumbed to the disease.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Rajni
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yadav
authors.forename: Mehar Chand
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Asis Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Karak
authors.forename: Nutan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: Rajive
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Lalit
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010053:Ovary / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D015452:Precursor B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*