An Unexpected Lymphoma: A Rare Case of Primary Gastric Burkitt's Lymphoma

• Main Authors: Jonathan London MD (Author), Sabrina Bulancea MD (Author), Sharnjyot Wander MD (Author), Shirley Ponnaiya DO (Author), Leilah Tisheh MD (Author), Sanjeev Jain MD (Author), Prakash Viswanathan MD (Author), Zubin Tharayil MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Summary

Primary gastric Burkitt's lymphoma is an aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that has been rarely reported in the literature. The majority of primary gastric lymphomas are diffuse large B-cell lymphomas and mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphomas. Patients with primary gastric Burkitt's lymphoma can present with abdominal pain, hematemesis, melena, perforation, and obstruction. Diagnosis is made with a combination of clinical, radiological, and pathological findings. Treatment data are limited due to the limited cases reported. We present a case of a 47-year-old female who presented with diffuse abdominal pain, melena, and coffee-ground emesis that was diagnosed with primary gastric Burkitt's lymphoma following biopsies taken from a gastric ulcerated mass found on upper endoscopy.

Item Description

2324-7096
10.1177/23247096241253341