ABSTRACT
We describe a case of multiple peritoneal nodules with cysts at the free border of the omento and other locations of the peritoneal surfaces. A total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingooophorectomy were performed for a myomatous uterus and bilateral ovarian cysts. The omentum and several fragments of the abdominal peritoneum were also removed. Microscopic diagnosis was Disseminated Peritoneal Endosalpingiosis-Leiomyomatosis.
ABSTRACT
Los linfomas y las leucemias en etapas avanzadas pueden infiltrar el útero y la vagina. Sin embargo, la localización primaria del tracto genital femenino de los tumores hematológicos es extremadamente infrecuente (1% de los extraganglionares). Se presenta un caso de un linfoma no Hodgkin difuso de células grandes B primario de vagina en estadio IE, de acuerdo con la clasificación de Ann Arbor. Tras el tratamiento quimioradioterápico se obtuvo la remisión completa y la paciente permanece libre de enfermedad 5 años después del diagnóstico (AU)
Advanced lymphoma and leukemia can infiltrate the uterus and vagina. However, primary lymphomas affecting the female reproductive system are extremely uncommon (representing 1% of non-nodal tumors). We present a case of primary non-Hodgkins lymphoma of the vagina, diffuse large B cell type, stage IE according to the Ann-Arbor staging system. Complete remission was obtained after treatment with chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Five years after diagnosis, the patient is disease free (AU)