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24-year-old female with amenorhea: bilateral primary ovarian Burkitt lymphoma
Huseyin Baloglu1, Orhan Turken, Levent Tutuncu
1Gulhane Medical Academy, Department of Pathology, Istanbul, Turkey. hbaloglu@superonline.com
Objectives:
Burkitt's lymphoma (BL) occurs mostly in children. Isolated bilateral ovarian involvement presenting with amenorrhea is extremely rare in young adults.
Case:
A 24-year-old female presented with secondary amenorrhea. Bilateral adnexal masses were identified on physical examination and abdominal computed tomography (CT). She underwent total abdominal histerectomy and bilateral salpingoophorectomy. Histopathologic evaluation yielded a diagnosis of BL of ovaries. Combined chemotherapy was administered. After complete remission an autologous bone marrow transplantation (ABMT) was performed. She died 35 days after ABMT.
Conclusions:
Although rare, BL should be kept in mind when isolated ovarian tumors are detected in young patients.