Adult Burkitt Lymphoma: An Unusual Presentation

Authors

  • Shahzad Ali Jiskani Department of Pathology, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University, Islamabad
  • Asfa Zawar Department of Pathology, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University, Islamabad
  • Lubna Naseem Department of Pathology, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University, Islamabad

Abstract

Burkitt lymphoma is a disease of young population; especially children. It rarely occurs and presented in elderly group. World Health Organization (WHO) divided Burkitt lymphoma in endemic, sporadic and immunodeficiency – associated. The non–endemic variant occurs in children with abdominal involvement. We report a sporadic case presented at the age of 61 years old male with irregular thickening of parietal peritoneum and omentum without involving any lymph nodes.

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2018-11-21

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Volume.14,Issue (October-December, 2016)

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Jiskani SA, Zawar A, Naseem L. Adult Burkitt Lymphoma: An Unusual Presentation. Int J Pathol [Internet]. 2018 Nov. 21 [cited 2024 Nov. 22];:159-62. Available from: https://jpathology.com/index.php/OJS/article/view/260