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- Title
A case series of unusual presentations of Burkitt's lymphoma.
- Authors
Dashottar, Sunita; Sunita, B; Singh, R; Rana, Vandana; Suhag, Virender; Singh, A; Sunita, B S; Singh, R K; Singh, A K
- Abstract
<bold>Context: </bold>Burkitt's lymphoma (BL) is one of the fastest growing malignancies. It is the most common subtype of Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in childhood. It has three major subtypes - endemic, sporadic, and immunodeficiency-associated types.<bold>Aims: </bold>This study aims to study the clinicomorphologic features of this disease entity and to find optimal imaging technique for such cases.<bold>Setting and Design: </bold>A retrospective observational study in a tertiary care center of academic and research potential.<bold>Subjects and Methods: </bold>We are presenting three unusual cases of sporadic type of BL who presented initially as localized right iliac fossa mass mimicking as acute appendicitis. Initially, localized presentation progressed to diffuse abdominal mass lesions causing intestinal obstruction.<bold>Results: </bold>These cases had emphasized the importance of accurate diagnosis by the ultrasonography (USG) or computed tomography (CT) scan for early diagnosis so as to manage such cases simply by early appropriate medical treatment.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>In this article, we will discuss the clinical and imaging features of BL with the role of USG, CT scan and positron emission tomography/CT in the abdominopelvic imaging of pediatric patients.
- Subjects
BURKITT'S lymphoma; LYMPHOMAS; POSITRON emission tomography; APPENDICITIS; BOWEL obstructions; THERAPEUTICS; ULTRASONIC imaging; B cell lymphoma; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE studies; ABDOMINAL tumors; COMPUTED tomography
- Publication
Journal of Cancer Research & Therapeutics, 2020, Vol 16, Issue 1, p66
- ISSN
0973-1482
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.4103/jcrt.JCRT_370_16