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Two cases of uterine malignant lymphoma diagnosed by needle biopsy
Author(s) -
Kasai Mari,
Ichimura Tomoyuki,
Murakami Makoto,
Matsuda Makiko,
Kawamura Naoki,
Sumi Toshiyuki
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 1341-8076
DOI - 10.1111/jog.12759
Subject(s) - medicine , malignant lymphoma , myometrium , lymphoma , biopsy , female circumcision , radiology , leiomyosarcoma , uterus , pathology , incidence (geometry) , gynecology , physics , optics
The incidence of primary malignant lymphoma arising in the female genital tract is extremely rare and constitutes approximately 0.05% of malignant tumors. Uterine malignant lymphoma develops in the endometrial stroma, causing minimal necrosis. It is therefore difficult to diagnose malignant lymphoma, as it does not involve genital bleeding or epithelial defects. We have performed transcervical needle biopsies from deep in the myometrium, with the purpose of diagnosing uterine muscle layer lesions, such as leiomyosarcoma, but this is an unusual method. In this report, we suggest that transcervical needle biopsy is useful in the diagnosis of uterine malignant lymphoma.