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Brain mass as a manifestation of very late relapse in nonendemic Burkitt's lymphoma
Author(s) -
Etzioni Amos,
Levy Joseph,
Lichtig Chaim,
Braun Jacob,
Kedar Amos
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19850215)55:4<861::aid-cncr2820550426>3.0.co;2-c
Subject(s) - medicine , lymphoma , burkitt's lymphoma , abdominal mass , presentation (obstetrics) , pathology , pediatrics , surgery
A 4‐year‐old boy was diagnosed as suffering from Burkitt's lymphoma with abdominal and maxillary involvement. The child was from a nonendemic area for Burkitt's lymphoma, and no association with Epstein‐Barr virus was found. Two years after the completion of therapy, (3.25 years later) the child developed a solitary brain tumor, which was completely excised and was diagnosed as Burkitt's lymphoma. No meningeal involvement was found. Very late relapse in nonendemic Burkitt's lymphoma is very rare, and its presentation as a solid brain mass without meningeal involvement has not been reported before.