Burkitt's lymphoma CT

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [2]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sowminya Arikapudi, M.B,B.S. [3]

Overview

Chest, abdomen, and pelvis CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of Burkitt's lymphoma.[1]

CT

Chest, abdomen, and pelvis CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of Burkitt's lymphoma.[1]

  • On chest CT scan the following is seen:
    • Presence of nodules and masses suggestive of central lymphadenopathy[2]
    • Pleural effusion[2]
    • Pericardial effusion[2]
    • Pleural thickening[3]
  • On abdomen and pelvis CT scan the following is seen:
    • Involvement of organs and peritoneum/extranodal involvement[4]
    • Ascities
    • Lymphadenopathy

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Burkitt lymphoma. MedlinePlus. https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001308.htm Accessed on September 30, 2015
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Chan O, Igwe M, Breburda CS, Amar S (2016). "Burkitt Lymphoma Presenting as an Intracardiac Mass: Case Report and Review of Literature". Am J Case Rep. 17: 553–8. PMC 4973801. PMID 27484990.
  3. Derinkuyu BE, Boyunağa Ö, Öztunalı Ç, Tekkeşin F, Damar Ç, Alımlı AG; et al. (2016). "Imaging features of Burkitt lymphoma in pediatric patients". Diagn Interv Radiol. 22 (1): 95–100. doi:10.5152/dir.2015.15211. PMC 4712905. PMID 26611257.
  4. Patekar M, Gogia A, Tiwari A, Kumar L, Sharma A, Mallick SR; et al. (2018). "Adult Burkitt lymphoma: An institutional experience with a uniform chemotherapy protocol". South Asian J Cancer. 7 (3): 195–199. doi:10.4103/sajc.sajc_230_17. PMC 6069339. PMID 30112340.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Image courtesy of Dr Alexandra Stanislavsky. Radiopaedia(original file [1]).Creative Commons BY-SA-NC


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