Burkitt's lymphoma: an unusual cause of obstructive jaundice.
Biliary obstruction secondary to malignancy is a common clinical problem. Rarely, biliary obstruction is due to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Obstructive jaundice in these patients usually presents late in the course of the disease. Burkitt's lymphoma is a subtype of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Unlike other forms of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Burkitt's lymphoma presents as an extranodal disease. We present the case of a patient suffering from non-endemic Burkitt's lymphoma whose initial presenting symptom was obstructive jaundice.
Kessel
Boris
B
Department of Surgery B, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera, Israel. trauma@hillel-yaffe.health.gov.il
Moisseiev
Elad
E
Korin
Alexander
A
Soimu
Uri
U
Ashkenazi
Itamar
I
Asquenasi
Alberto
A
Groissman
Gabriel
G
Alfici
Ricardo
R
D000368:Aged; D002051:Burkitt Lymphoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D041781:Jaundice, Obstructive / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D017211:Treatment Failure