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Query: UMLS:C0019829 (Hodgkin's disease)
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Distinction between benign and malignant lymphoid lesions of the uterine cervix can be difficult. Two patients showing atypical lymphoid tissue confined to a uterine cervical polyp are presented. In one patient a non-Hodgkin lymphoma stage IE was diagnosed. Treatment consisted of combination chemotherapy. In a second patient the lesion was classified as atypical lymphoid hyperplasia. No treatment was initiated. The presence of a non-Hodgkin lymphoma in a cervical polyp is extremely rare. Distinction between benign and malignant lymphoid tissue within a cervical polyp can be facilitated by immunohistochemical staining and application of the histological criteria for a reactive nature of such lesions.
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PMID:Primary malignant lymphoma of the uterus: localization in a cervical polyp. 833 40