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DOI: 10.4103/ijmpo.ijmpo_68_17
Ovarian Torsion as an Unusual Presentation of Primary Bilateral Ovarian Lymphoma
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Abstract
Primary ovarian involvement by Burkitt's lymphoma is rare and accounts for 0.5% of nonHodgkin lymphoma and 1.5% of ovarian tumors. We herein describe a very rare case of primary bilateral ovarian lymphoma in a 14-year-old presenting as ovarian torsion.
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Article published online:
23 June 2021
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