Abstract
Synchronous Primary Cervical Cancer and Follicular Lymphoma- A Case Report
Highlights
A 43-year-old Caucasian female, para 2-0-0-2, with negative personal or family history of neoplasm was admitted to the Clinic of Gynecologic Oncology, University hospital “Dr GeorgiStranski”, Pleven, Bulgaria, with history of abnormal uterine bleeding and dyspareunia for 2 months
The patient was referred to Department of Surgical Oncology, University hospital “Dr GeorgiStranski”, Pleven, Bulgaria, for an inguinal lymph nodeexcison (Figure 1)
Nodal metastasis from cervical cancer most commonly occurs in the obturator nodes, internal iliac nodes, or external iliac nodes; in the absence of metastasis to these sites, metastasis to paraaortic and inguinal nodes are rare [5,6]
Summary
Cervical cancer is the sixth most common cancer in Europe for females, and the 16th most common cancer overall, with around 58,400 new cases diagnosed in 2012 (4% of female cases and 2% of the total) [1]. Non-Hodgkinlymphoma (NHL) is the 11th most common cancer in Europe, with around 93,500 new cases diagnosed in 2012 (3% of the total) [1]. Double synchronous primary cancers of gynecological cancers is a relatively common event. Synchronous primary cervical cancer and NHL – follicular lymphoma is a rare event.
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