Burkitt's lymphoma mimicking prostatitis.
We report on a 24-year-old man who had symptoms suggestive of acute pancreatitis but the diagnosis was Burkitt's lymphoma infiltrating the prostate. He was treated with cytotoxic drugs with a good initial response. Voiding improved and the tumor had disappeared completely on rectal palpation. However, the patient suffered a relapse and, despite intensive chemotherapy, he died a few months later with disseminated tumor infiltration.
D000328:Adult; D002051:Burkitt Lymphoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000473:pathology*