Korean J Obstet Gynecol.  1997 May;40(5):1090-1096.

A Case of Primary Ovarian Lymphoma

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  • 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

A 52-year-old women visited Seoul National University Hospital due to abdominaldistension and pelvic mass. Under the impression of ovarian malignancy, total abdominalhysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, infra-colic omentectomy and lymph nodebiopsy was done. Histopathological and immunohistochemical study demonstrated the tumors tobe non-Hodgkin`s lymphoma of diffuse large cell type, B-cell lineage with the involvementof both ovaries, tubes, uterus, omentum and regional lymph nodes. Bone marrow biopsywas done postoperatively and revealed normal. She got one cycle of VBP(vincristine,bleomycin, prednisolone) first, then the chemotherapy regimen was changed to COPBLAM(cyclophosphamide, vincristine, prednisolone, bleomycine, adriamycin, procarbazine). After sixcycles of COPBLAM, she shows complete remission at 7 months of follow up after surgery.Characteristics of primary ovarian lymphoma are emphasized with a brief review of theliteratures.

Keyword

Primary; Ovarian lymphoma

MeSH Terms

B-Lymphocytes
Bleomycin
Bone Marrow
Doxorubicin
Drug Therapy
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Lymph Nodes
Lymphoma*
Middle Aged
Omentum
Ovary
Prednisolone
Seoul
Uterus
Vincristine
Bleomycin
Doxorubicin
Prednisolone
Vincristine
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