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Uterine leiomyoma with massive lymphoid infiltrate in a patient with history of assisted in-vitro fertilization
Author(s) -
Monia Di Prete,
Matteo Collamarini,
Claudio Collamarini,
Francesco Sesti,
Alessandro Mauriello,
Giampiero Palmieri
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
turkish journal of pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.305
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 1309-5730
pISSN - 1018-5615
DOI - 10.5146/tjpath.2019.01476
Subject(s) - uterine leiomyoma , leiomyoma , infiltration (hvac) , pathology , lymphoma , medicine , uterus , hormone , physics , thermodynamics
Uterine leiomyomas are the most common benign tumors of the gynecological tract. Massive lymphocytic infiltration has been reported rarely in uterine leiomyomas and it has been described as a pathogenetic correlation with gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists. Uterine leiomyomas with massive lymphoid infiltration have to be differentiated from non-Hodgkin lymphomas. We report a case of a woman without a history of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist treatment, who presented with a uterine leiomyoma that increased in size after the procedure of assisted in-vitro fertilization, and associated with massive nodular lymphoid infiltrate simulating, morphologically, a non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Uterine leiomyoma with massive lymphocytic infiltration is a very rare entity, probably of reactive significance, which has to be differentiated from diseases that need a systemic therapeutic approach.

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