title: Burkitt's lymphoma of the ovary: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Primary Burkitt's lymphoma of the ovary is extremely rare. We report the case of a 39-year-old woman who presented with a 1-month history complaints of night sweats, abdominal pain and dyspnea. Physical examination demonstrated pleural effusions, ascites and an abdominal mass. Imaging showed enlargement of both ovaries extending to the surrounding tissue. Frozen sections on explorative laparotomy suggested granulosa cell tumor of the ovary, and thus extensive debulking was carried out. The final pathological report was compatible with Burkitt's lymphoma. A systematic literature review revealed another 16 cases of ovarian Burkitt's lymphoma. Characteristics predictive for the diagnosis of Burkitt's lymphoma were: younger age, bilateral ovarian involvement, a rapidly progressive course and high LDH levels.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Hematology, Davidoff Center, Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Hospital, Petah-Tikva, Israel.
authors.forename: Adi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shacham-Abulafia
authors.forename: Ran
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nagar
authors.forename: Ram
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Eitan
authors.forename: Hanoch
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Levavi
authors.forename: Gad
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sabah
authors.forename: Liat
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vidal
authors.forename: Ofer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Shpilberg
authors.forename: Pia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Raanani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002051:Burkitt Lymphoma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006106:Granulosa Cell Tumor / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*