Primary endometrial B-Cell lymphoma: Rare etiology of abnormal uterine bleeding and potential nonsurgical therapy

Abstract We present a case of primary endometrial B-cell lymphoma, pathologically confirmed. The patient is a 68-year-old female with postmenopausal bleeding. Ultrasound revealed endometrial thickening and was followed up with endometrial biopsy. F18-FDG PET, performed for staging, demonstrated abno...

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Published in:Radiology case reports 2015, Vol.10 (2), p.1-4, Article 1032
Main Authors: Revels, Jonathan, DO, Monteforte, Bradley, BS, Malin, David, MD
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Language:English
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Radiology
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Summary:Abstract We present a case of primary endometrial B-cell lymphoma, pathologically confirmed. The patient is a 68-year-old female with postmenopausal bleeding. Ultrasound revealed endometrial thickening and was followed up with endometrial biopsy. F18-FDG PET, performed for staging, demonstrated abnormally increased radiotracer uptake isolated to the endometrium. The patient was treated with chemotherapy (R-CHOP) and external-beam radiation. Endometrial activity was resolved on post-treatment followup F18-FDG PET. Primary endometrial lymphoid neoplasms are extremely rare (approximately 2% of extranodal lymphoid neoplasms); even rarer is primary B-cell lymphoma. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of a successful treatment of endometrial lymphoma using external-beam radiation and chemotherapy in a patient who did not receive hysterectomy.
ISSN:1930-0433
1930-0433
DOI:10.2484/rcr.v10i1.1032