Rare Case of Primary Gastric Burkitt Lymphoma in a Child.

Author: Soon Chul KIM ¹ ; Jung Won HWANG ; Min Kyung LEE ; Pyoung Han HWANG
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1. Department of Pediatrics, Chonbuk National University Hospital, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Korea. hwaph@jbnu.ac.kr
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Burkitt lymphoma; Gastric cancer; Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
MeSH: Biopsy; Burkitt Lymphoma*; Child*; Drug Therapy; Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; Gastrointestinal Tract; Helicobacter pylori; Hemorrhage; Humans; Lymphoma; Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone; Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin; Male; Stomach Neoplasms; Vomiting
From:The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology 2016;68(2):87-92
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: Primary gastric tumors are very rare in children. Burkitt lymphoma is a common type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and gastric Burkitt lymphoma usually occurs in the aged. When involving the gastrointestinal tract, primary gastric Burkitt lymphoma is very rare in younger childhood. Many gastric lymphomas including mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma are associated with Helicobacter pylori infection or acute bleeding symptom. We report a seven-year-old boy who presented with only some vomiting and postprandial pain. His upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and biopsy revealed a large primary Burkitt lymphoma with no acute bleeding and no evidence of H. pylori infection. After chemotherapy, he remains in remission.