Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10102976 | Asian Journal of Surgery | 2005 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Biliary obstruction secondary to malignancy is a common clinical problem. Rarely, biliary obstruction is due to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Obstructive jaundice in these patients usually presents late in the course of the disease. Burkitt's lymphoma is a subtype of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Unlike other forms of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Burkitt's lymphoma presents as an extranodal disease. We present the case of a patient suffering from non-endemic Burkitt's lymphoma whose initial presenting symptom was obstructive jaundice.
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Authors
Boris Kessel, Elad Moisseiev, Alexander Korin, Uri Soimu, Itamar Ashkenazi, Alberto Asquenasi, Gabriel Groissman, Ricardo Alfici,