A case of primary ovarian lymphoma presenting as a rectal submucosal tumor

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Primary ovarian lymphoma is a rare malignancy whose symptoms or signs are usually nonspecific. In this article, we report a very rare case initially presenting as a rectal submucosal-tumor-like lesion with a defecation disturbance caused by primary ovarian lymphoma with bilateral involvement. A 42-year-old woman visited chungnam national university hospital complaining of persistent defecation disturbance for 6 months. Colonoscopy demonstrated compression of the rectum by an extrinsic mass mimicking a rectal submucosal tumor. Magnetic resonance imaging detected bilateral ovarian tumors, 9.3 cm and 5.4 cm each in diameter, compressing the rectum without enlarged lymph nodes. The diagnosis was established following a bilateral adnexectomy and histological studies of the excised tissue. The tumor was classified as a diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. The patient was prescribed six cycles of standard CHOP (cyclophosphamide, hydroxydaunorubicin, vincristine, prednisolone) regimen and is presently on treatment. © 2012 The Korean Society of Coloproctology.

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Jung, I. S., Kim, S. Y., Kim, K. S., Ko, K. H., Sung, J. K., Jeong, H. Y., … Moon, H. S. (2012). A case of primary ovarian lymphoma presenting as a rectal submucosal tumor. Journal of the Korean Society of Coloproctology, 28(2), 111–115. https://doi.org/10.3393/jksc.2012.28.2.111

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