Primary ovarian Burkitt's lymphoma presentation in a young woman: A case report

William Sergi; Tiziana Rita Lucia Marchese; Ivan Botrugno; Arturo Baglivo; Marcello Spampinato

doi:10.1016/j.ijscr.2021.105904

Primary ovarian Burkitt's lymphoma presentation in a young woman: A case report

Int J Surg Case Rep. 2021 Jun:83:105904. doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2021.105904. Epub 2021 Apr 27.

Authors

William Sergi¹, Tiziana Rita Lucia Marchese², Ivan Botrugno², Arturo Baglivo², Marcello Spampinato²

Affiliations

¹ Department of General Surgery, S.C. General and Emergency Surgery, "Vito Fazzi" Hospital, Lecce, Italy. Electronic address: willi.sergi@hotmail.it.
² Department of General Surgery, S.C. General and Emergency Surgery, "Vito Fazzi" Hospital, Lecce, Italy.

Abstract

Introduction and importance: Burkitt's lymphoma is one of the fastest growing human cancers and it needs a rapid diagnosis.

Case presentation: A young woman presented to our institution with acute abdominal pain, tenderness and constipation. Ultrasound reported a right ovarian mass; at laparoscopy, we discovered ascites, peritoneal carcinomatosis and a voluminous pelvic mass.

Clinical discussion: Diagnosis was confirmed as non-Hodgkin sporadic Burkitt's lymphoma: the careful workup was the key to initiate multiagent chemotherapy.

Conclusion: Primary ovarian Burkitt's lymphoma, in a young woman in a non-endemic zone, is a rarity that represents a strong diagnostic challenge, but rapid identification can lead the patient to appropriate therapies and improvement of prognosis.

Keywords: Carcinomatosis; Laparoscopy; Lymphoma; Non-Hodgkin; Ovarian Burkitt.