TY - JOUR
T1 - Blastoid variant of mantle cell lymphoma of the female urethra mimicking a caruncle
T2 - A rare but highly aggressive subtype case with literature review
AU - Palmisano, Franco
AU - Lorusso, Vito
AU - Spinelli, Matteo Giulio
AU - Dell'Orto, Paolo Guido
AU - Montanari, Emanuele
PY - 2019/1/1
Y1 - 2019/1/1
N2 - Primary urethral lymphoma is a rare entity without a standardized treatment protocol. We report a case of an elderly woman presenting with a caruncle associated with vaginal spotting and intermittent dysuria. She underwent surgical excision of the lesion. Histological analysis revealed a blastoid variant of mantle cell lymphoma, a previously unreported subtype. The patient received chlorambucil assisting a rapid local disease progression. She died of disseminated disease 6 months after diagnosis. A review of the lymphomas of the urethra is included.
AB - Primary urethral lymphoma is a rare entity without a standardized treatment protocol. We report a case of an elderly woman presenting with a caruncle associated with vaginal spotting and intermittent dysuria. She underwent surgical excision of the lesion. Histological analysis revealed a blastoid variant of mantle cell lymphoma, a previously unreported subtype. The patient received chlorambucil assisting a rapid local disease progression. She died of disseminated disease 6 months after diagnosis. A review of the lymphomas of the urethra is included.
KW - Blastic variant
KW - Caruncle
KW - Genitourinary
KW - Lymphoma
KW - Mantle cell lymphoma
KW - Urethra
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U2 - 10.4081/aiua.2019.1.49
DO - 10.4081/aiua.2019.1.49
M3 - Article
C2 - 30932430
AN - SCOPUS:85063986863
VL - 91
SP - 49
EP - 50
JO - Archivio italiano di urologia
JF - Archivio italiano di urologia
SN - 1124-3562
IS - 1
ER -