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Case Reports
. 2004 Apr;19(2):294-6.
doi: 10.3346/jkms.2004.19.2.294.

Autoimmune hemolytic anemia in a patient with primary ovarian non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

Chang Kil Jung  1 , Jong Seung Park, Eun Ju Lee, Sung Hyun Kim, Hyuk Chan Kwon, Jae Seok Kim, Mee Sook Roh, Seoung Kook Yoon, Kyeong-Hee Kim, Jin-Yeong Han, Hyo Jin Kim
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Autoimmune hemolytic anemia in a patient with primary ovarian non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

Chang Kil Jung et al. J Korean Med Sci. 2004 Apr.

Abstract

The primary ovarian lymphoma is a rare disease with poor prognosis. The incidence of autoimmune hemolytic anemia in patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is estimated at 3%. However, a substantial portion of the previously reported cases of ovarian lymphoma actually represented ovarian involvement by more diffuse lymphomatous process. If stringent criteria are used for case selection, true primary ovarian lymphoma usually carries a favorable prognosis. We present a primary malignant lymphoma of ovary accompanied by autoimmune hemolytic anemia in a 29-yr-old patient. After ablative surgery, the hemoglobin level and the reticulocyte count were normalized. One year following surgery and chemotherapy, the patient is alive and disease free.

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Pelvis MRI showing a large mass in the pelvic cavity.
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The cut surface of the right ovarian lesion shows a solid, gray white to yellow, multilobulated tumor.
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Medium-power view of the lesion shows an organoid with small rounded nests of tumor cells surrounded by thin fibrous septae (hematoxylin and eosin, ×100).
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