B-cell lymphoma presenting as acute pancreatitis symptoms in a child

Primary Gastric Lymphoma Presenting as Acute Pancreatitis: A Case Report.

CONTEXT Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma is the commonest form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Gastro-intestinal tract and bone marrow are common extra-nodal sites of lymphomatous involvement. CASE REPORT A 54-year-old woman presented with acute onset epigastric pain. On evaluation, raised serum amylase and radiological features of acute pancreatitis were detected. Gastroscopy revealed thickened folds ...

Pancreatic Metastasis of Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma Presenting as Acute Pancreatitis

Epstein-Barr Virus Myocarditis Presenting as Acute Abdomen in a Child: a Case Report

Introduction Epstein-Barr  virus  (EBV)  infection  can  present  with  a  variety  of  manifestation. Case Report  Here  we  present  a  case  of  a  7  year- old  immunocompetent  girl  who  came  with  acute  abdominal  pain ,  had  echocardiographic  evidence  of  myocardial  dysfunction  and  finally  was  diagnosed  as  a  case  of  serologically  proven  acute  EBV  infection. Conclusion...

Burkitt's lymphoma causing acute pancreatitis in a child

Burkitt’s lymphomas or their variants (approximately 40% of non-Hodgkin lymphomas) seen in child age. Sporadic Burkitt’s lymphoma is most common involvement in the abdomen. Approximately 25%-30% of children are develop acute abdomen due to the right lower quadrant mass or ileo-cecal invagination. The initial presentation of disease occurs are abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, gastrointestinal b...

Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Presenting as a Cardiac Mass.

Cardiac involvement as an initial presentation of malignant lymphoma is a rare occurrence. We describe the case of a 77-year-old man who had initially been diagnosed with a left atrial mass on an echocardiogram, presenting with progressive dyspnea, dysphagia, odynophagia and fevers. The cardiac mass had been managed as an outpatient with full anticoagulation for the suspicion of clot. On admiss...

T-Cell/Histiocyte-Rich Large B-Cell Lymphoma Presenting as a Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma

Primary central nervous system (PCNSL) lymphoma is an aggressive extranodal non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and most cases are classified as diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) by histology. T-cell/histiocyte-rich large B-cell lymphoma (TCRLBCL) represents a distinct subtype of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and is characterized by the presence of scattered large neoplastic B-cells in a background of ab...