Ileocaecal Burkitt's Lymphoma in a 14 year old male: a case report and review of literature

ABSTRACT

Burkitt's lymphoma is a high grade B cell neoplasm, classified under the category of small non-cleaved cell lymphoma [SCNL]. Outside Africa, it accounts for less than 2% of all cases of Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma. It is presumably the fastest growing human malignancy. Cyclophosphamide based combination chemotherapy is the main stay of treatment, and the patients are prone to develop tumor-lysis syndrome. Here we present the interesting case of a 14 year old boy who presented with the clinical picture of subacute intestinal obstruction, underwent iliocaecal resection, and was found to have Burkitt's lymphoma