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Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer
Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer 1/2014

01-12-2014 | Case Report

Primary Pancreatic Burkitt Lymphoma Presenting as Acute Pancreatitis

Authors: Francesco Carbonetti, Elsa Iannicelli, Margherita Federici, Andrea Bucciarelli, Emanuela Pilozzi, Esmeralda Conte, Vincenzo David

Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer | Special Issue 1/2014

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Primary pancreatic lymphoma (PPL) is an uncommon primary extra-nodal malignant non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) of the pancreatic gland. More than 50 % of NHL arises in extra-nodal sites, frequently with the involvement of the gastrointestinal tract, in particular, the stomach and small bowel [1, 2]. Only 0.2–2 % of patients with NHL have pancreatic involvement at presentation, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma being the predominant type [3, 4]. …
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Metadata
Title
Primary Pancreatic Burkitt Lymphoma Presenting as Acute Pancreatitis
Authors
Francesco Carbonetti
Elsa Iannicelli
Margherita Federici
Andrea Bucciarelli
Emanuela Pilozzi
Esmeralda Conte
Vincenzo David
Publication date
01-12-2014
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer / Issue Special Issue 1/2014
Print ISSN: 1941-6628
Electronic ISSN: 1941-6636
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-014-9657-0

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