Primary intestinal Burkitt's lymphoma in a Syrian child with a challenging initial presentation: A case report and literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Burkitt's lymphoma is an aggressive type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma that represents approximately 30% of pediatric lymphomas and less than 5% of all pediatric malignancies. Although the involvement of the gastrointestinal tract is a common finding in sporadic Burkitt's lymphoma, primary intestinal lymphomas still represent a rare entity.

Case presentation

We are reporting the case of an 11-year-old Syrian male who presented to our hospital with complaints of abdominal pain, distention, and tenderness. Clinical and radiologic examinations demonstrated moderate ascites with an abdominal mass. Interestingly, the cytological study of the ascites revealed the diagnosis of Burkitt's lymphoma which was later confirmed by histopathological and immunohistochemical examinati

SUBMITTER: Ismail S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8977899 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature