Lymphoma of the uterine cervix- a rare clinical presentation: A case report

Introduction. Lymphomas are malignant diseases of the lymphocyte lineage. There two basic types lymphoma: Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL), whose main characteristic is presence Reed-Sternberg cells, and non-Hodgkin's (NHL), which presents a heterogeneous group diseases, depending on growth rate course disease, they can be indolent (slow-growing) aggressive (fast-growing). Follicular (FL) most common form NHL, while diffuse large B-cell (DLBCL) form. Case report. The study case DLBCL, localized in cervix, histopathologically diagnosed 35-year-old woman who, after cervical biopsy, was with mild dysplasia (CIN1/L-SIL) epithelium and, that, an infection human papillomavirus (HPV) subtypes 16 31 proven. diagnosis DLBCL confirmed conical section vaginal portion uterus, disease treated eight cycles chemotherapy according to RCHOP protocol. Conclusion. coexistence CIN1/L-SIL NHL random. However, this fact may cause concomitant overlooked since usually subepithelial if biopsies not taken adequately HPV serotyping biopsy sample performed.