Appendiceal and ovarian Burkitt's lymphoma presenting as acute appendicitis

Burkitt's lymphoma is an extremely aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Patients with the sporadic form of Burkitt's lymphoma typically present with a rapidly growing abdominal mass, pain and distension. Involvement of either the appendix and/or ovaries in females is a rare manifestatio...

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Main Authors: Donovan Hui, Julia Rewerska, Bethany J. Slater
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-05-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576617303615