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Clinical presentation and endoscopic features of primary gastric Burkitt lymphoma in childhood, presenting as a protein-losing enteropathy: A case report

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Τίτλος: Clinical presentation and endoscopic features of primary gastric Burkitt lymphoma in childhood, presenting as a protein-losing enteropathy: A case report
Συγγραφείς: Chieng, JHC, Garrett, J, Ding, SL, Sullivan, M
Στοιχεία εκδότη: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Έτος έκδοσης: 2009
Συλλογή: The University of Melbourne: Digital Repository
Περιγραφή: INTRODUCTION: Burkitt lymphoma and B cell lymphomas in childhood may arise in many atypical locations, which on rare occasions can include gastric mucosa. A case of primary gastric Burkitt lymphoma is described in a child presenting as a protein-losing enteropathy, including the direct monitoring of the disease response by sequential endoscopic biopsy and molecular analysis. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a 9-year-old boy who presented with gross oedema, ascites and respiratory distress caused by a protein-losing enteropathy. Initial imaging investigations were non-diagnostic but gastroduodenal endoscopy revealed massive involvement of the gastric mucosa with a primary Burkitt lymphoma. His subsequent clinical progress and disease response were monitored directly by endoscopy and he remains in clinical remission 4 years after initial diagnosis. CONCLUSIONS: This is the first case report of primary Burkitt lymphoma presenting as a protein-losing enteropathy. The clinical course and progress of the patient were monitored by sequential endoscopic biopsy, histology and molecular analysis by fluorescence in situ hybridisation.
Τύπος εγγράφου: article in journal/newspaper
Γλώσσα: English
ISSN: 1752-1947
Relation: https://hdl.handle.net/11343/287402
Διαθεσιμότητα: https://hdl.handle.net/11343/287402
Rights: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 ; CC BY
Αριθμός Καταχώρησης: edsbas.2AC0BDC1
Βάση Δεδομένων: BASE