Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the uterus and CNS

Pediatr Neurol. 2000 Jul;23(1):69-72. doi: 10.1016/s0887-8994(00)00156-9.

Abstract

We report a case of a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the uterus and central nervous system in an 8-year-old female. The neurologic signs included blurred vision, neck stiffness, and walking difficulties but no abdominal problems. She deteriorated further, and repeated lumbar punctures revealed the presence of malignant cells in the cerebrospinal fluid. A repeated ultrasound scan of the abdomen demonstrated a markedly enlarged uterus. Biopsy revealed B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Treatment according to the Berlin-Frankfurt-Münster protocol was initiated, but she developed hyperventilation syndrome and required mechanical ventilation. Her condition improved after 1 week but then deteriorated again, and despite additional chemotherapy she developed myelosuppression and septicemia with multiresistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and eventually died 13 months after her first admission to the hospital. No clinical or laboratory signs of relapse were evident at the time of death.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy
  • Central Nervous System Neoplasms / cerebrospinal fluid
  • Central Nervous System Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Central Nervous System Neoplasms / pathology
  • Child
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell / cerebrospinal fluid
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell / diagnosis*
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell / pathology
  • Spinal Puncture
  • Ultrasonography
  • Uterine Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Uterine Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Uterine Neoplasms / pathology
  • Uterus / pathology