Ultrasonographic Appearance of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in a Pregnant Woman
Author(s) -
Kubilay Vicdan,
L. Alaybeyoglu,
Serdar Oğuz,
Eyüp Ekici,
Oya Gökmen
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
gynecologic and obstetric investigation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1423-002X
pISSN - 0378-7346
DOI - 10.1159/000292285
Subject(s) - medicine , lymphoma , pregnancy , chemotherapy , ultrasonography , complete remission , non hodgkin's lymphoma , radiology , gestation , surgery , genetics , biology
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma during pregnancy is rare. We report a case of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma detected in a pregnant women. She was initially diagnosed as having an ovarian tumor by ultrasonography, but definitive diagnosis was made at the time of cesarean section. After delivery she took combined chemotherapy for 7 cycles and is in complete remission over 1 year.
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