Terminal Ileal Burkitt's Lymphoma in an Adult.
- Author:
Sung Bae PARK
1
;
Hyun Jun YANG
;
Young Taeg KOH
;
Seok Ho CHOI
;
Ki Hong KIM
;
Chang Gyoo BYUN
;
Dong Youb SUH
;
Dong Sun PARK
;
Hyo Jin LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, National Police Hospital, Seoul, Korea. surgeon1@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Burkitt's lymphoma;
Terminal ileum;
Adult
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Adolescent;
Adult*;
Burkitt Lymphoma*;
Child;
Diagnosis;
Gastrointestinal Tract;
Humans;
Jaw;
Korea;
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin;
Middle Aged;
Rare Diseases;
Sarcoma
- From:Journal of the Korean Surgical Society
2005;69(5):434-437
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A Burkitt's lymphoma is a rare disease belonging to the aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphomas, which usually occurs in children or adolescents. Burkitt's lymphoma was first reported in the medical literature as a jaw sarcoma of East African children, and those of the gastrointestinal tract occurring in adults have rarely been reported in Korea. Herein, we report an unusual case of a primary intestinal Burkitt's lymphoma, presenting with a palpable abdominal mass and abdominal pain, in a 46-year-old man. An ileocecectomy was performed, and the diagnosis confirmed by histological examination.
