Lymphoma-like lesion of the uterine cervix

Lymphoma-like lesion of the uterine cervix is a benign reactive lymphoid hy perplasia associated with chronic cervicitis that may pose a problem in dif ferential diagnosis from malignant lymphoma. It is a rare entity and only a bout 20 cases have been reported in the world literature. Two cases of cerv ical lymphoma-like lesion are described. In both patients, the diagnosis wa s based on microscopic examination of biopsies taken from the uterine cervi x. One patient subsequently had a cervical conization that confirmed the di agnosis of lymphoma-like lesion. Both patients are well, alive and with no evidence of malignant lymphoma. It is concluded that the diagnosis of lymph oma-like lesion is based on the well-established characteristic microscopic features of this lesion. Immunohistochemical staining is usually not helpf ul in distinguishing this lesion from malignant lymphoma. No specific treat ment is necessary for this condition. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd . All rights reserved.