Akut Batın ile Başvurmayan Apendiksin Burkitt Lenfoması

Abstract

Burkitt's lymphoma is a high grade B cell neoplasm typically presenting with abdominal mass in children in non-endemic regions. Primary appendicular lymphoma (PAL) is very rarely observed and comprises about 0.015% of all gastrointestinal lymphomas. Cases with PAL generally present with acute abdomen and are usually diagnosed in the postoperative period. In this study, a case of Burkitt Lymphoma in our clinic, which has originated from the appendix, without symptoms of acute abdomen with right lower quadrant swelling for 2 months, has been evaluated. Right hemicolectomy+end-lateral ileotransversostomy were performed on the patient. Postoperative treatment was continued with the classic combination of cyclophosphamide, doxorubicine, vincristine and prednisone (CHOP). On the control computed tomography performed 12 months later, there was no tumor residue detected in the abdomen and the pelvis.