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| Year : 2009 | Volume
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Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of the uterine cervix: A rare case managed novelly
Gunjan Baijal, BM Vadiraja, Donald J Fernandes, MS Vidyasagar
Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Shirdi Sai Baba Cancer Hospital, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Udupi, Karnataka, India
Correspondence Address:
M S Vidyasagar
Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Shirdi Sai Baba Cancer Hospital, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal - 576 104
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1482.52784
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Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) of the uterine cervix is exceedingly rare. The management of the disease is not standardized. A 44-year-old lady presented with a history of bleeding pervaginum and a foul-smelling discharge of 2 months' duration. A 7 x 7 growth was seen in the cervix. A biopsy revealed it to be a CD20-positive diffuse large B-cell (DLBCL)-type NHL. She was diagnosed as stage IE after staging work-up, and managed with three courses of rituximab, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, adriamycin, and prednisolone followed by external beam radiotherapy (46 Gy in 23 fractions) by 3D conformal technique. She attained a complete response, and has been in remission for 1 year 3 months. |
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