Open AccessBurkitt's lymphoma causing acute pancreatitis in a child
Author(s) -
Muhammed Akıl,
Avni Kaya,
Mehmet Bektaş,
Fesih Aktar,
Sinan Akbayram,
Salim Bilici,
Mehmet Beyazal
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of acute disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2589-5516
pISSN - 2221-6189
DOI - 10.1016/s2221-6189(13)60119-5
Subject(s) - medicine , acute pancreatitis , vomiting , lymphoma , biopsy , gastroenterology , pancreatitis , alkaline phosphatase , bone marrow , abdominal pain , pathology , biochemistry , chemistry , enzyme
A 8-year-old boy admitted with abdominal pain, fever and vomiting for the previous 10 days. Sensitivity was detected in the epigastric area. There was not defense and rebond. Aspartate aminotransferase was 106 U/L, alanine aminotransferase 25 U/L, alkaline phosphatase 311 U/L, blood amylase level 748 U/L, blood lipase level 391 U/L. In thoracic CT, soft tissue with smooth contours measuring 32 mm×28 mm was identified in the posterior mediastinum. Bone marrow aspiration biopsy was normal. A mass specimen obtained from the duodenum endoscopic biopsy. This specimen was diffuse staining by leukocyte common antigen, CD10 and CD20. The patient was diagnosed with acute pancreatitis associated with stage 3 duodenal Burkitt's lymphoma. Modified LMB-98 was initiated. Burkitt's lymphoma may rarely cause acute pancreatitis