A Case of Primary Malignant Lymphoma of the Uterine Cervix.

Kwon, Sang Hoon; Cho, Chi Heum; Park, Seong Kyu; Bae, Jeong Man; Cha, Soon Do

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 1997;40(6):1306-1310.
Published online January 1, 2001.

A Case of Primary Malignant Lymphoma of the Uterine Cervix.

Sang Hoon Kwon, Chi Heum Cho, Seong Kyu Park, Jeong Man Bae, Soon Do Cha

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keimyung University College of Medicine, Taegu, Korea.

Abstract

A Case of primary malignant lymphoma in the uterine cervix of a 58-year-old multigravidwoman is reported. Primary malignant lymphoma localized in the uterine cervix is a rare condition.Previously, treatment of this disease has been radiation therapy, surgery or chemotherapyeither alone or in combination.We experienced one case of primary malignant lymphoma of the uterine cervix, stageI b according to FIGO, which was treated with radiation therapy and CHOP chemotherapy.The patient first underwent radiation therapy. This was followed by an chemotherapyconsisting of cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, vincristine, and prednisone.No evidence of recurrent lymphoma has been observed in 3 year after the treatment.

Key Words: Malignant lymphoma, Cervix