Ovarian Torsion as an Unusual Presentation of Primary Bilateral Ovarian Lymphoma

Mohammed Azfar Siddiqui; Sara Sartaj; Syed Wajahat Ali Rizvi; Iraj Alam Khan

doi:10.4103/ijmpo.ijmpo_68_17

Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology, Table of Contents

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2018; 39(01): 88-90
DOI: 10.4103/ijmpo.ijmpo_68_17

Review Article

Ovarian Torsion as an Unusual Presentation of Primary Bilateral Ovarian Lymphoma

Authors

Mohammed Azfar Siddiqui

Department of Radiology, Saint Louis University Hospital, Missouri, USA
Sara Sartaj

Department of Medical Student, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
Syed Wajahat Ali Rizvi

Department of Ophtalmology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
Iraj Alam Khan

Department of Pediatrics, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India

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.

Keywords

Burkitt - non-Hodgkin lymphoma - ovarian lymphoma - torsion

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