Gastric Burkitt Lymphoma in a Six Year-old Boy Presenting with Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Author:
Min Sun KIM
1
;
Hyunwoo SUNG
;
Seung Beom HAN
;
Jae Wook LEE
;
Nack Gyun CHUNG
;
Bin CHO
;
Jin Han KANG
;
Hack Ki KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. dashwood@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Burkitt lymphoma;
Gastric lymphoma;
Stomach cancer;
Hematemesis;
Endoscopy;
Child
- MeSH:
Abdomen;
Biopsy;
Burkitt Lymphoma;
Child;
Diagnosis;
Drug Therapy;
Endoscopy;
Endoscopy, Digestive System;
Gastric Mucosa;
Hematemesis;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Intestines;
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin;
Male;
Stomach Neoplasms;
Upper Gastrointestinal Tract
- From:Clinical Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
2013;20(2):116-120
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Childhood Burkitt lymphoma is most often diagnosed in the abdomen, with the majority of intra-abdominal cases arising from the small or large intestines. Involvement of the gastric mucosa is rare. Here, we present a six-year-old boy who was found to have gastric Burkitt lymphoma through biopsy obtained by esophagogastroduodenoscopy. The child was treated with six cycles of chemotherapy without surgery, and he remains free of disease fourteen months since initial diagnosis. Early definitive diagnosis through endoscopic biopsy and appropriate treatment are necessary for rare instances where children present with upper gastrointestinal tract tumors.
