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Definition / general | Case reports | Gross description | Microscopic (histologic) description | Microscopic (histologic) images | Positive stains | Additional referencesCite this page: Perunovic B. Pseudolymphoma. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/cervixpseudolymphoma.html. Accessed March 29th, 2024.
Definition / general
- Also called lymphoma-like lesion; a form of chronic cervicitis
- Rare; benign reactive lesions that resemble lymphoma
- Usually reproductive age women
Case reports
- 37 year old woman with cervical polyp containing lymphoid infiltrate resembling diffuse large B cell lymphoma (Gynecol Oncol 2005;99:481)
- 60 year old woman with EBV+ tumor (Gynecol Oncol 1992;46:69)
Gross description
- Soft, superficial, focal erosion
Microscopic (histologic) description
- Clusters or sheets of large lymphoid cells, mixed with plasma cells, neutrophils, macrophages and germinal cells
- Infiltrate is usually above endocervical glands
- Prominent mitotic activity, often starry sky pattern
- No deep invasion, no cellular monomorphism, no prominent sclerosis
Positive stains
- Polyclonal
Additional references