Burkitt Lymphoma Initially Presenting as Acute Pancreatitis in an Adolescent Boy
10.15264/cpho.2020.27.2.124
- Author:
Hyemin KIM
1
;
Yiyoung KWON
;
Eun Sil KIM
;
Hee Young JU
;
Hong Hoe KOO
;
Yon Ho CHOE
;
Mi Jin KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Publication Type:CASE REPORT
- From:Clinical Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
2020;27(2):124-128
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
In children and adolescents, acute pancreatitis is a rare cause of abdominal pain.The causes of pancreatitis in children are various including infection and drugs, but the overall cause of this condition in a pediatric patient is sometimes unknown. We describe a case of Burkitt lymphoma which showed acute pancreatitis findings as an initial presentation. In this case, a 16-year-old boy presented with abdominal pain in the left upper quadrant that had been present for one month. Pancreatitis was suspected due to high amylase and lipase and the computed tomography findings in the patient, which showed swelling and adjacent infiltration of the pancreas. However, initial treatments did not improve the patient’s symptoms. The following imaging studies showed mass-like lesions involving the pancreas, distal duodenum and jejunum associated with mesenteric lymphadenopathy that suggested a lymphoma in this case. In the final analysis, the patient was diagnosed with Burkitt lymphoma which was seen on bone marrow biopsies and also found on the small bowel tissue biopsies.
