Adult abdominal Burkitt lymphoma with isolated peritoneal involvement

Authors

  • Catarina Oliveira
  • Hugo Matos
  • Paula Serra
  • Rui Catarino
  • Amélia Estíªvào

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3941/jrcr.v8i1.1400

Keywords:

Burkitt lymphoma, multidetector computed tomography, omental caking, peritoneal neoplasm

Abstract

Burkitt lymphoma is a fast-growing high grade B-cell neoplasm that rarely affects adults. Three clinical variants are described in the World Health Organization classification: endemic, sporadic, and immunodeficiency-associated. The non-endemic form typically presents as an abdominal mass in children. Symptoms usually occur due to mass effect or direct intestinal involvement. We describe a very unusual presentation of a sporadic Burkitt lymphoma case in a 61-year-old male with diffuse peritoneal and omental involvement, without lymphadenopathies, mimicking peritoneal carcinomatosis.

Author Biographies

Catarina Oliveira

Medical Imaging Department and Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Coimbra, Portugal

Hugo Matos

Medical Imaging Department and Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Coimbra, Portugal

Paula Serra

Pathology Department - General Hospital - University Hospital of Coimbra, Portugal

Rui Catarino

Medical Imaging Department and Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Coimbra, Portugal

Amélia Estíªvào

Medical Imaging Department and Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Coimbra, Portugal
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Published

2014-01-28

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 1 (2014)

Section

Gastrointestinal Radiology

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