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Review
. 2014 Jun 18:12:187.
doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-12-187.

Burkitt's lymphoma masquerading as appendicitis--two case reports and review of the literature

Elroy P Weledji  1 , Marcelin N Ngowe, John S Abba
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Review

Burkitt's lymphoma masquerading as appendicitis--two case reports and review of the literature

Elroy P Weledji et al. World J Surg Oncol. .

Abstract

Two cases of Burkitt's lymphoma masquerading as appendicitis are reported herein. The diagnoses were made post-operatively from the appendix specimen in one case and from an ileocecal resection specimen for cecal fistula complicating an appendicectomy in the second case. These cases highlight the importance of routine histological examination of appendicectomy specimens.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
The Starry-sky pattern of Burkitt’s lymphoma. The tumour cells of B lymphoblasts which are large rounded or indented nucleus and 3 or 4 nucleoli with thin layer of basophilic cytoplasm are closely apposed to each other forming a dark blue background (the ‘sky’). The surrounding macrophages with abundant pale foamy cytoplasm scattered among the tumour cells (the stars).
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