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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

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
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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.

Keywords

Burkitt - non-Hodgkin lymphoma - ovarian lymphoma - torsion


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Article published online:
23 June 2021

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