1. Primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in Bartholin's gland.
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Tjalma WA, Van de Velde AL, and Schroyens WA
- Subjects
- Aged, Female, Humans, Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin drug therapy, Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin radiotherapy, Vulvar Neoplasms drug therapy, Vulvar Neoplasms radiotherapy, Bartholin's Glands pathology, Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin pathology, Vulvar Neoplasms pathology
- Abstract
Background: Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) may involve the lower female genital tract, most often as a manifestation of systemic disease and rarely as a primarily localisation., Case: A 73-year-old woman, HIV-negative, presented with a 5-month history of a mass in the left Bartholin's gland. The performed biopsy was reported to be a poorly differentiated carcinoma. Therefore, the patient underwent a vulvectomy with superficial groin node dissection. Unexpectedly, the definitive histological diagnosis showed that the tumor was an extranodal diffuse large B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma., Conclusion: This is the first report of a NHL located in the Bartholin's gland. Primary NHLs involving the external genitalia are rare and often inaccurately diagnosed. A greater awareness of this entity among clinicians and pathologists could uncover more cases.
- Published
- 2002
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