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Primary Pancreatic Burkitt’s Lymphoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Joint Authors
Hefferman, Gerald
Konjeti, Venkata Rajesh
Paluri, Sravanthi
Ganjoo, Prerna
Source
Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-01-18
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Primary pancreatic lymphoma (PPL) is of very rare occurrence as an extra nodal site of Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL).
It represents less than 1% of NHL.
Out of which Burkitt lymphoma of pancreas is of a rare presentation.
It usually occurs in children and presenting in adults is uncommon.
The prevalence of pancreatic Burkitt lymphoma is not known as the incidence is significantly low.
Clinical features of PPL are predominantly nonspecific and can become difficult with associated inflammation of pancreas.
Differentiation of lymphoma to adenocarcinoma is important as chemotherapy is the main stay of treatment in lymphoma.
We report a case of 68-year-old female who presented with nonspecific symptoms and was found to have obstructive jaundice secondary to pancreatic head neoplasm which was proved to be pancreatic Burkitt lymphoma which is a rare presentation.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Konjeti, Venkata Rajesh& Hefferman, Gerald& Paluri, Sravanthi& Ganjoo, Prerna. 2018. Primary Pancreatic Burkitt’s Lymphoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1143525
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Konjeti, Venkata Rajesh…[et al.]. Primary Pancreatic Burkitt’s Lymphoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Konjeti, Venkata Rajesh& Hefferman, Gerald& Paluri, Sravanthi& Ganjoo, Prerna. Primary Pancreatic Burkitt’s Lymphoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1143525
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1143525