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International Journal of Preclinical and Clinical Research

Article

International Journal of Preclinical and Clinical Research

Year: 2020, Volume: 1, Issue: 1, Pages: 35-38

Case Report

Rare ovarian neoplasm: Primary precursor B-cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma involving bilateral ovaries

Received Date:02 December 2020, Accepted Date:14 December 2020, Published Date:21 December 2020

Abstract

The involvement of the ovary in lymphomatous processes is rare. However, in the female genital tract, the ovary is a frequent site to be involved by the hematological malignancies. Involvement of the ovary by malignant lymphoma can be primary or secondary and is discovered incidentally during a workup for abdominal or pelvic complaints. Most commonly occurring ovarian lymphoma is diffuse large B cell type, whereas the Precursor B Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphomas are extremely rare and previously only 5 cases have been reported. Here, we report a case of clinically suspected malignant ovarian tumor involving bilateral ovaries, which was diagnosed as a primary precursor B-LBL after surgery in a young female. This case highlights the need for careful evaluation of radiologic and morphologic features along with an extensive immunohistochemical panel to arrive at the correct final diagnosis to guide the chemotherapy.

Keywords: Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma; Primary Ovarian Precursor B-Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma; Primary ovarian lymphoma; Primary ovarian tumors

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Copyright

© 2020 Prajna et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Published By Basaveshwara Medical College & Hospital, Chitradurga, Karnataka.

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