title: A Burkitt's Lymphoma Case Mimicking Crohn's Disease: A Case Report.
abstract: Lymphomas are solid tumors that arise from lymphoid tissue and present themselves as Hodgkin's or non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Particularly gastrointestinal lymphomas can be clinically confused with other gastrointestinal tumors as well as with diffuse and inflammatory bowel disease. Early diagnosis and treatment bear vital importance in the management of lymphomas due to their high proliferation rates. In this report, we are presenting a case which initially displayed clinical and radiological signs of Crohn's disease, but was eventually diagnosed as Burkitt's lymphoma by laparotomy, and also we aim to underscore the importance of differential diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: . Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Ufuk University Hospital, Mevlana Bulvarı No. 86-88, 06520 Balgat, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gulbanu
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Erkan
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Coban
authors.forename: Aysun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Calıskan
authors.forename: Gokçe Kaan
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Ataç
authors.forename: Kamil
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gulpınar
authors.forename: Bulent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Degertekin
authors.forename: Atilla
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Korkmaz