PRIMARY MALIGNANT-LYMPHOMA OF THE UTERUS - LOCALIZATION IN A CERVICALPOLYP

Distinction between benign and malignant lymphoid lesions of the uteri ne cervix can be difficult. Two patients showing atypical lymphoid tis sue confined to a uterine cervical polyp are presented. In one patient a non-Hodgkin lymphoma stage IE was diagnosed. Treatment consisted of combination chemotherapy. In a second patient the lesion was classifi ed as atypical lymphoid hyperplasia. No treatment was initiated. The p resence of a non-Hodgkin lymphoma in a cervical polyp is extremely rar e. Distinction between benign and malignant lymphoid tissue within a c ervical polyp can be facilitated by immunohistochemical staining and a pplication of the histological criteria for a reactive nature of such lesions.