RESUMO
Se presenta el caso de una mujer de 23 años de edad, con embarazo de 30 semanas y crecimiento rápido y progresivo del perímetro abdominal, así como disnea importante. Los estudios diagnósticos demostraron producto único vivo intrauterino, ascitis y una masa heterogénea en hipocondrio izquierdo a expensas del anexo; un registro cardiotocográfico mostró sufrimiento fetal agudo; se practicó cesárea de urgencia e histerosalpingoooforectomía bilateral y omentectomía; el diagnóstico final fue de linfoma indiferenciado tipo Burkitt en ovario. La literatura revisada incluye 26 casos previos de linfoma no Hodgkin y embarazo; éste es el primero en que el tipo de linfoma corresponde a un Burkitt (indiferenciado de Rappaport o de células pequeñas no hendiadas de Luke) localizado en ovario y primario
Assuntos
Gravidez , Adulto , Humanos , Feminino , Linfoma de Burkitt , Neoplasias Ovarianas , Complicações Neoplásicas na Gravidez , Linfoma de Burkitt/patologia , Linfoma de Burkitt/cirurgia , Linfoma de Burkitt/ultraestruturaRESUMO
The first 7 cases of histologically and cytochemically confirmed Burkitt's lymphoma have recently been studied in Cuba. Some of them presented with facial bone involvement and high anti-Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) antibody titers characteristic of endemic African cases. Others showed features of nonendemic cases. The distribution of patients in these two groups may be in relation to the behavior of the healthy Cuban population with respect to the EBV virus.
Assuntos
Linfoma de Burkitt/patologia , Adolescente , Anticorpos Antineoplásicos/análise , Anticorpos Antivirais/análise , Linfoma de Burkitt/imunologia , Linfoma de Burkitt/ultraestrutura , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Cuba , Feminino , Herpesvirus Humano 4/imunologia , Humanos , Linfócitos/ultraestrutura , Macrófagos/ultraestrutura , MasculinoRESUMO
A case is reported of a 9-year-old Jamaican negro boy with Burkitt's lymphoma who presented with advanced disease (Stage IV). He died within 4 months of the onset of his illness. The patient had the classical clinical and pathological features as seen in Africa and the latter was confirmed by detailed histological, cytological, histochemical and ultrastructural studies. This is the first report of an authentic human case of Burkitt's lymphoma in Jamaica (AU)