Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Clinical presentation and endoscopic features of primary gastric Burkitt lymphoma in childhood, presenting as a protein-losing enteropathy: A case report |
| Authors: |
Chieng, JHC, Garrett, J, Ding, SL, Sullivan, M |
| Publisher Information: |
Springer Science and Business Media LLC |
| Publication Year: |
2009 |
| Collection: |
The University of Melbourne: Digital Repository |
| Description: |
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. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
1752-1947 |
| Relation: |
https://hdl.handle.net/11343/287402 |
| Availability: |
https://hdl.handle.net/11343/287402 |
| Rights: |
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 ; CC BY |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.2AC0BDC1 |
| Database: |
BASE |