Altay D, Özcan A, Ünal E, Deniz K, Özkan KU, Patıroğlu T, Arslan D. A rare cause of vomiting in an adolescent: gastric
Burkitt`s lymphoma.
Turk J Pediatr 2020;
61:431-435. [PMID:
31916724 DOI:
10.24953/turkjped.2019.03.018]
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Abstract
Altay D, Özcan A, Ünal E, Deniz K, Özkan KU, Patıroğlu T, Arslan D. A rare cause of vomiting in an adolescent: gastric Burkitt`s lymphoma. Turk J Pediatr 2019; 61: 431-435. Burkitt`s lymphoma, which is the most commonly diagnosed pediatric gastrointestinal tumor, usually affects the intestinal tract. However, the diagnosis of gastric Burkitt`s lymphoma in childhood is extremely rare. Here, we have reported the case of an adolescent male patient with vomiting and weight loss symptoms who was diagnosed with Burkitt`s lymphoma of the pyloric antrum. The patient responded very well to chemotherapy and he did not develop tumor lysis syndrome. Based on this case report, gastric Burkitt`s lymphoma might be included in the differential diagnoses of pediatric patients who experience vomiting that results in significant weight loss.
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