Konjeti Venkata Rajesh, Hefferman Gerald M, Paluri Sravanthi, Ganjoo Prerna
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
Case Rep Gastrointest Med. 2018 Jan 18;2018:5952315. doi: 10.1155/2018/5952315. eCollection 2018.
Primary pancreatic lymphoma (PPL) is of very rare occurrence as an extra nodal site of Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). It represents less than 1% of NHL. Out of which Burkitt lymphoma of pancreas is of a rare presentation. It usually occurs in children and presenting in adults is uncommon. The prevalence of pancreatic Burkitt lymphoma is not known as the incidence is significantly low. Clinical features of PPL are predominantly nonspecific and can become difficult with associated inflammation of pancreas. Differentiation of lymphoma to adenocarcinoma is important as chemotherapy is the main stay of treatment in lymphoma. We report a case of 68-year-old female who presented with nonspecific symptoms and was found to have obstructive jaundice secondary to pancreatic head neoplasm which was proved to be pancreatic Burkitt lymphoma which is a rare presentation.
原发性胰腺淋巴瘤(PPL)作为非霍奇金淋巴瘤(NHL)的结外部位非常罕见。它占NHL的比例不到1%。其中胰腺伯基特淋巴瘤的表现罕见。它通常发生在儿童,在成人中出现并不常见。由于发病率极低,胰腺伯基特淋巴瘤的患病率尚不清楚。PPL的临床特征主要是非特异性的,并且可能因胰腺相关炎症而变得复杂。淋巴瘤与腺癌的鉴别很重要,因为化疗是淋巴瘤治疗的主要手段。我们报告一例68岁女性,她出现非特异性症状,被发现因胰头肿瘤继发梗阻性黄疸,经证实为胰腺伯基特淋巴瘤,这是一种罕见的表现。