1. Primary Gastric Burkitt’s lymphoma
- Author
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Umair Arshad, Adnan Khan, and Sarbiland Khan
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Burkitt’s lymphoma ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Case Report ,Anorexia ,NHL ,Gastroenterology ,immune system diseases ,hemic and lymphatic diseases ,Internal medicine ,Biopsy ,medicine ,Chemotherapy ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Stomach ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Lymphoma ,Diarrhea ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Burkitt's lymphoma ,Gastric Burkitt Lymphoma - Abstract
The primary gastrointestinal non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma is a rare entity. Burkitt’s lymphoma (BL) is an aggressive form of B-cell lymphoma which is endemic in Africa, while in rest of the world non-endemic cases has been reported. Primary gastric BL is extremely rare and only around 53 cases have been reported till now. Here we present the case of a middle-aged male, immunocompetent who presented with anorexia weight loss and diarrhea. His upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and biopsy revealed a large primary gastric Burkitt lymphoma. After chemotherapy, he remains in remission.
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- 2017