A Case of Ileocecal Burkitt`s Lymphoma with Intussusception in an Adult.
- Author:
Jin Hong PARK
1
;
Hyong Wook KIM
;
Won Il PARK
;
Jong Yun CHEONG
;
Dong Hyun LEE
;
Jeong HEO
;
Gwang Ha KIM
;
Dae Hwan KANG
;
Geun Am SONG
;
Mong CHO
;
Ung Suk YANG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. ahapjh@freechal.com
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Burkitt`s lymphoma;
Adult;
Intussusception
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Adolescent;
Adult*;
Africa;
Aged;
B-Lymphocytes;
Biopsy;
Child;
Colonoscopy;
Gastrointestinal Tract;
Humans;
Intussusception*;
Lymphoma*;
Male;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2004;29(2):94-98
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Burkitt`s lymphoma is a distinct pathologic entity characterized by a diffuse proliferation of small, noncleaved cells of B-lymphocytes origin. It was first reported as "jaw sarcoma" in East African children and described as endemic in tropical Africa. Burkitt`s lymphoma usually occurs in youth and children, but it is very rare in an adult gastrointestinal tract of an adult. We recently experienced an unusual case of Burkitt`s lymphoma in a 69-year-old male with lower abdominal pain and a mass. A colonoscopy and abdominal CT scan detected an ileocecal fungating mass with intussusception, and the histologic examination of the resected and biopsy specimens showed infiltration of medium-sized lymphoblasts with characteristic "starry sky" machrophages. So we report it with a brief review of literatures.
