Primary Gastric Burkitt’s lymphoma:

The primary gastrointestinal non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma is a rare entity. Burkitt’s lymphoma (BL) is an aggressive form of B-cell lymphoma which is endemic in Africa, while in rest of the world non-endemic cases has been reported. Primary gastric BL is extremely rare and only around 53 cases have been r...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: khan, Adnan, khan, Sarbiland, Arshad, Umair
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Professional Medical Publications 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5673752/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29142583
http://dx.doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.13002
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Sumario:The primary gastrointestinal non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma is a rare entity. Burkitt’s lymphoma (BL) is an aggressive form of B-cell lymphoma which is endemic in Africa, while in rest of the world non-endemic cases has been reported. Primary gastric BL is extremely rare and only around 53 cases have been reported till now. Here we present the case of a middle-aged male, immunocompetent who presented with anorexia weight loss and diarrhea. His upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and biopsy revealed a large primary gastric Burkitt lymphoma. After chemotherapy, he remains in remission.

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