Primary Burkitt-like lymphoma presenting as a solitary rectal polyp in a child: case report.
Primary rectal lymphoma in childhood is rare. We report a case in a 10-year-old boy who presented with rectal bleeding and a single rectal polyp. Histologic examination, immunophenotyping and molecular genetic study of the polyp showed a diffuse B-cell lymphoma, Burkitt-like type. The literature on this topic is reviewed and pathologic examination of childhood rectal polyps is emphasized.
Zhang
Xinmin
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Department of Pathology, Westchester Medical Center, Room 2F-01, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA.
Beneck
Debra
D
Bostwick
Howard E
HE
Weisberger
James
J
D002051:Burkitt Lymphoma / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D016130:Immunophenotyping; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D007417:Intestinal Polyps / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*