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Sporadic Burkitt’s lymphoma masquerading as an intussuscepted Meckel’s diverticulum in a 9-year-old child

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We report the case of a 9-year-old boy who presented with abdominal pain and was found to have an intussusception with a sporadic Burkitt’s lymphoma (BL) lead point. Our case… Click to show full abstract

We report the case of a 9-year-old boy who presented with abdominal pain and was found to have an intussusception with a sporadic Burkitt’s lymphoma (BL) lead point. Our case was unusual in that the patient did not present with the typical clinical features of BL, nor was he in a high-risk demographic for this uncommon disease.

Keywords: lymphoma masquerading; sporadic burkitt; burkitt lymphoma; masquerading intussuscepted; year old

Journal Title: BMJ Case Reports
Year Published: 2018

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