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ArticleJournal of surgical case reports2018

Burkitt's lymphoma presenting as acute appendicitis: a case report.

Sebastião D de Morais, Bruno M Mikhael, Stephanie I A Németh, Isabella M L Paulo, Érico O H de Barros, Olímpia A T Lima

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Article in Journal of surgical case reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Sebastião D de MoraisHRAN (Hospital Regional da Asa Norte), Departmant of Surgery, Brasília 70710-910, Brazil.
Bruno M MikhaelFaculdades Integradas da União Educacional do Planalto Central, Brasília 72445-020, Brazil.
Stephanie I A NémethFaculdades Integradas da União Educacional do Planalto Central, Brasília 72445-020, Brazil.
Isabella M L PauloFaculdades Integradas da União Educacional do Planalto Central, Brasília 72445-020, Brazil.
Érico O H de BarrosHRAN (Hospital Regional da Asa Norte), Full Member of Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões (CBC), Brasília 70710-910, Brazil.
Olímpia A T LimaHRAN (Hospital Regional da Asa Norte), Brasília University-UnB, Departmant of Surgery, Brasília 70710-910, Brazil.
Universidade do Planalto Catarinense · BRColégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões · BRHospital de Base · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Appendiceal lymphomas are exceedingly rare, constituting around 0.015% of all gastrointestinal lymphoma cases. Burkitt's lymphoma is the second most prevalent pathology, diagnosed in 25.9% of patients. We report a case of a 36-year-old male admitted with acute abdominal pain with 2 days of evolution, localized in the right lower quadrant associated with hyporexia, but no fever. On examination he presented abdominal tenderness on the right iliac fossa. A diagnosis of acute appendicitis was made clinically. At the post-operative follow up, 2 weeks later, he presented a low back pain of high intensity, associated with swelling of the abdomen, night sweats, daily fevers and weight loss. The histopathological exam of the appendix revealed diffuse and transmural lymphoid proliferation. Immunohistochemistry suggested high grade B-cell lymphoma indicative of Burkitt's lymphoma. This patient was staged as a IVxB lymphoma and was submitted into polychemotherapy with a complete clinical response in 8 months.

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