A Case Report of Ileocecal Intussuception Due to Burkitt Lymphoma on the Ileocecum

Fumihiro Yoshimura, Tomonori Shimonishi, Kensaku Higaki, Satoru Matsuyama, Kenji Nasu and Kazuo Shirouzu*

Department of Surgery, Takagi Hospital
Department of Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine*

We report a case of Burkitt's lymphoma with ileocecal intussusception. A 13-year-old woman reporting abdominal pain and vomiting and diagnosed intestinal obstruction was found in abdominal ultrasonography and computed tomography to have intussusception necessitating surgery. Laparotomy showed intussusception due to an ileocecal tumor. Following ileocecal resection, the histological diagnosis was Burkitt's lymphoma. On post operative day 9, she was referred elsewhere for chemotheraphy that resulted in complete disease remisson. Most people with Burkitt's lymphoma face a dismal prognosis. Our case thus emphasizes the importance of extensive tumor resection and intensive postoperative chemotheraphy for Burkitt's lymphoma.

Key words
Burkitt's lymphoma, intussusception

Reprint requests
Fumihiro Yoshimura Department of Surgery, Takagi Hospital
141-11 Sakemi, Okawa, 831-0016 JAPAN

Accepted
June 27, 2007

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