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Primary lymphomas of the female genital tract: imaging findings
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Primary lymphomas of the female genital tract are extremely
rare, and a definitive diagnosis requires correlation of the
clinical, radiological, and pathological findings. Unlike nonlymphomatous
malignant tumors, the treatment of lymphoma
is typically nonsurgical, thus raising the possibility of
lymphoma in the differential diagnosis of a pelvic mass, a
radiologist can significantly change the approach to the disease.
Although some imaging findings may appear nonspecific,
others may suggest the possibility of lymphoma, such
as the presence of one or more solid, well-defined, homogeneous
masses without necrosis despite a large size or the
presence of diffuse infiltration leading to organomegaly with
architectural preservation. Additionally, pelvic lymphadenopathy
may be evident. In this pictorial essay, we discuss the radiological
appearances of gynecological primary lymphomas,
grouped by organ, in ultrasonography, computed tomography,
and magnetic resonance imaging.
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Mónica Alexandra Alves Vieira; Teresa Margarida Cunha. Primary Lymphomas of the Female Genital Tract: Imaging Findings, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, 20, 2, 110-115, 2014.