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| Ileocecal burkitt's lymphoma presenting as acute appendicitis: A case report | ||||||
| Jean-Pierre Gonçalves1, 2, Arnaldo Cerqueira1, Henedina Antunes3, Írisris Maia2, Susana Carvalho2 | ||||||
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1Paediatrics Department, Braga Hospital, Portugal.
2Community Health, School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal. 3Paediatric Gastrenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Unit, Braga Hospital, Portugal; Life and Health Sciences Research Institute, School of Health Sciences, University of Minho; ICVS/3B's – PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal. 4Paediatric Oncology, Portuguese Institute for Oncology, Porto (IPO), Portugal. | ||||||
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| Gonçalves JP, Cerqueira A, Antunes H, Maia Í, Carvalho S. Ileocecal burkitt's lymphoma presenting as acute appendicitis: A case report. International Journal of Case Reports and Images 2012;3(11):32–34. |
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Abstract
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Introduction:
Burkitt's lymphoma is a highly aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma and occurs predominantly in the first decades of life in males. Often the clinical presentation is an abdominal mass associated with abdominal pain, nausea, intestinal obstruction or intussusceptions. The association between Burkitt's lymphoma and histological proven acute appendicitis is rare, and usually is secondary to intussusceptions.
Case Report: We present a case of a 14-year-old boy with an ileocecal Burkitt's lymphoma presented as acute appendicitis. Conclusion: This report emphasis the importance of the histopathologycal exam of the appendix in all patients with acute appendicitis suspicious, even those with typical clinical presentation. | |
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Key Words:
Burkitt's lymphoma, Acute appendicitis
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Author Contributions:
Jean-Pierre Gonçalves – Conception and design, Acquisition of data, interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Final approval of the version to be published Arnaldo Cerqueira – Conception and design, Acquisition of data, interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Final approval of the version to be published Henedina Antunes – Conception and design, interpretation of data, Critical revision of the article, Final approval of the version to be published Írisris Maia – Conception and design, interpretation of data, Critical revision of the article, Final approval of the version to be published Susana Carvalho – Conception and design, interpretation of data, Critical revision of the article, Final approval of the version to be published |
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Guarantor of submission:
The corresponding author is the guarantor of submission. |
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Source of support:
None |
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Conflict of interest:
Authors declare no conflict of interest. |
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Copyright:
© Jean-Pierre GonGonçalvesalves et al. 2012; This article is distributed the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any means provided the original authors and original publisher are properly credited. (Please see Copyright Policy for more information.) |
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