A Burkitt's Lymphoma Case Mimicking Crohn's Disease : A Case Report
Joint Authors
Korkmaz, Atilla
Ataç, Gokçe Kaan
Erkan, Gulbanu
Gulpınar, Kamil
Degertekin, Bulent
Çalıskan, Aysun
Çoban, Mehmet
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-09-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Lymphomas are solid tumors that arise from lymphoid tissue and present themselves as Hodgkin's or non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Particularly gastrointestinal lymphomas can be clinically confused with other gastrointestinal tumors as well as with diffuse and inflammatory bowel disease.
Early diagnosis and treatment bear vital importance in the management of lymphomas due to their high proliferation rates.
In this report, we are presenting a case which initially displayed clinical and radiological signs of Crohn's disease, but was eventually diagnosed as Burkitt's lymphoma by laparotomy, and also we aim to underscore the importance of differential diagnosis.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Erkan, Gulbanu& Çoban, Mehmet& Çalıskan, Aysun& Ataç, Gokçe Kaan& Gulpınar, Kamil& Degertekin, Bulent…[et al.]. 2011. A Burkitt's Lymphoma Case Mimicking Crohn's Disease : A Case Report. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Erkan, Gulbanu…[et al.]. A Burkitt's Lymphoma Case Mimicking Crohn's Disease : A Case Report. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Erkan, Gulbanu& Çoban, Mehmet& Çalıskan, Aysun& Ataç, Gokçe Kaan& Gulpınar, Kamil& Degertekin, Bulent…[et al.]. A Burkitt's Lymphoma Case Mimicking Crohn's Disease : A Case Report. Case Reports in Medicine. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-490441
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-490441