An Expanded Spectrum of High-Grade B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas Involving the Cervicovaginal Region

Int J Gynecol Pathol. 2015 Nov;34(6):564-9. doi: 10.1097/PGP.0000000000000220.

Abstract

The uterine cervix and vaginal regions are infrequently infiltrated by lymphoma. Involvement of these topographic regions may constitute primary disease or more commonly represent a manifestation of systemic lymphomatous disease. Herein, we report an expanded spectrum of high-grade B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas comprising plasmablastic lymphoma (with and without plasmacytic differentiation), ALK-positive large B-cell lymphoma, and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma which involved the uterine cervix and/or vagina of 6 patients at initial diagnosis. These tumors clinically mimicked carcinoma and developed predominantly, but not exclusively, in the setting of human immunodeficiency virus infection.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / analysis
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell / pathology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Grading
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Uterine Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Vaginal Neoplasms / pathology*

Substances

  • Biomarkers, Tumor