Pancreatic Involvement of Burkitt Lymphoma in a Child and Review of the Literature

Pancreatic involvement of non-Hodgkin lymphoma is extremely rare in childhood and can be overlooked in differential diagnosis of pancreatic masses. In this report we describe a 10-year-old boy who presented with pancreatitis and obstructive jaundice, which was the result of pancreatic involvement of...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Simge Kaya, Elvan Caglar Citak, Yasemin Karabulut, Eda Bengi Yilmaz, Feramuz Demir Apaydin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society of TURAZ AKADEMI 2016-06-01
Series:Medicine Science
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.ejmanager.com/fulltextpdf.php?mno=191916
Description
Summary:Pancreatic involvement of non-Hodgkin lymphoma is extremely rare in childhood and can be overlooked in differential diagnosis of pancreatic masses. In this report we describe a 10-year-old boy who presented with pancreatitis and obstructive jaundice, which was the result of pancreatic involvement of Burkitt lymphoma. [Med-Science 2016; 5(2.000): 694-701]
ISSN:2147-0634