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Burkitt lymphoma in a child with Bloom syndrome
- Source :
- Archives de Pédiatrie. 23:382-384
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2016.
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Abstract
- Summary Background Bloom syndrome is a rare disease characterized by chromosomal instability and increased risk of developing lymphoma. Observation We report on a case of Bloom syndrome in a 5-year-old boy with Burkitt lymphoma. The diagnosis was suspected by growth retardation, repeated respiratory infections, facial telangiectasia, and a low immunoglobulin level, then confirmed cytogenetically by sister chromatid exchanges. Chemotherapy was poorly tolerated, which required reducing the doses. Unfortunately, it was not sufficient to control the neoplasm and the patient died 14 months after diagnosis. Conclusions Cancers in Bloom syndrome are a challenge since the potentially life-threatening side effects of the chemotherapy may require modifications in standard treatment such as dose reduction, which can compromise the tumor prognosis.
- Subjects :
- Male
0301 basic medicine
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.medical_treatment
03 medical and health sciences
Fatal Outcome
0302 clinical medicine
Chromosome instability
Humans
Medicine
Neoplasm
Bloom syndrome
Chemotherapy
business.industry
Standard treatment
medicine.disease
Burkitt Lymphoma
Lymphoma
030104 developmental biology
Child, Preschool
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Immunology
Facial telangiectasia
business
Bloom Syndrome
Rare disease
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 0929693X
- Volume :
- 23
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Archives de Pédiatrie
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....a52aecdd9c9fcfdf1b5baa35b28e9978