Case Report
Double-Expressor Appendiceal Burkitt’s Lymphoma: A Case Report and Literature Review
Table 1
Characteristics of Burkett’s lymphomas mimicking appendicitis as reported in the literature.
| Publication year | Sex | Age | Ethnicity | Presentation | WBC (count/mm3) | Lymph node involvement | Surgical procedure | Chemo-therapy | Follow-up |
| 2022 | M | 23 | NA | Right lower quadrant (RLQ) pain | 14070 | Left axillary | Appendectomy | Yes | 24 months in remission | 2021 [23] | M | 18 | Not available | Pelvic pain | 17400 | Not available (NA) | Appendectomy | Yes | 30 months in remission | 2021 [24] | M | 15 | NA | RLQ pain | NA | Para-aortic | Appendectomy | Yes | NA | 2020 [25] | M | 22 | NA | RLQ pain | 15500 | Para-aortic | Appendectomy | Yes | 7 months in remission | 2020 [9] | F | 6 | NA | Right iliac fossa (RIF) pain | 44600 | No | Cecectomy | Yes | NA | 2019 [26] | F | 40 | NA | RIF pain | 12400 | NA | Appendectomy | Yes | NA | 2018 [27] | F | 13 | NA | Diffuse abdominal pain | 15100 | NA | Appendectomy and salpingo-oophorectomy | Yes | NA | 2018 [28] | M | 36 | NA | RLQ pain | 13200 | NA | appendectomy | Yes | NA | 2017 [9] | M | 16 | NA | NA | NA | NA | Appendectomy | NA | NA | 2017 [29] | M | 20 | Middle-Eastern | NA | NA | NA | Appendectomy | NA | NA | 2016 [30] | M | 53 | NA | Diffuse abdominal pain and left flank pain | NA | No | Appendectomy | Yes | NA | 2016 [31] | F | 27 | NA | RLQ pian | NA | Peri-ileal and pericaecal | Right hemi-colectomy | NA | NA | 2015 [32] | M | 17 | NA | RLQ pain | 7300 | Mesentric | Laparoscopic exploration without appendectomy | Yes | After 2 months, a significant reduction in tumor masses | 2015 [33] | 16 | F | NA | NA | NA | No | Right hemi-colectomy and end-lateral ileotransversostomy | Yes | NA | 2014 [34] | 10 | M | NA | Fatigue and RLQ pain | 12800 | No | Appendectomy | Yes | 14 months in remission | 2014 [34] | 23 | M | NA | Abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea | 11800 | No | Appendectomy | Yes | 17 months in remission | 2014 [34] | 24 | F | NA | RLQ pain | NA | No | Appendectomy | Yes | 18 months in remission | 2014 [4] | 13 | F | NA | RIF pain | NA | Ileal | Appendectomy | Yes | 96 months in remission | 2014 [4] | 18 | F | NA | Cecal fistula | NA | Ileocecal | Ileocecal resection and end-to-end anastomosis of the ileum and ascending colon | Yes | 104 months in remission | 2013 [35] | 4 | M | NA | Abdominal pain | 12700 | Perirectal and mesenteric | Incision and drainage of abscess | Yes | 24 months in remission | 2012 [36] | 14 | M | Caucasian | Periumbilical pain | 11500 | No | Appendectomy | Yes | 12 months in remission | 2010 [37] | 10 | M | NA | Periumbilical pain | 15800 | No | Appendectomy | Yes | Recurrence after 7 months + died after 8 months | 2010 [38] | 14 | M | Caucasian | RIF pain | 15100 | No | Right hemi-colectomy | Yes | NA | 2010 [5] | 49 | M | NA | Gross haematuria and RLQ pain | 10800 | Mesenteric | Right hemi-colectomy | Yes | 1 month in remission | 2006 [9] | 14 | M | NA | NA | NA | NA | Right hemi-colectomy | NA | NA | 2006 [39] | 60 | M | Caucasian | RLQ pain | NA | No | Appendectomy | Yes | NA | 2002 [9] [40] | 12 | M | European | RLQ pain | NA | NA | Right hemi-colectomy | NA | NA | 1996 [9] | 22 | M | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1993 [41] | 17 | M | NA | RLQ pain | NA | No | Cecectomy | Yes | NA | 1990 [42] | 3 | F | Caucasian | RLQ pain | 17100 | No | Appendectomy | Yes | 5.5 months in remission | 1984 [43] | 22 | M | Malay | Right sided abdominal pain | 15800 | Serosal | Appendectomy | Yes | 2 months in remission | 1983 [44] | 22 | M | NA | Epigastric and periumbilical pain | 18200 | No | Appendectomy | NA | NA | 1980 [45] | 8 | M | Caucasian | Diffuse abdominal pain | 10300 | No | Appendectomy | Yes | 36 months in remission | 1980 [45] | 10 | M | White | Lower abdominal pain | 19800 | Mesenteric | Appendectomy | Yes | NA |
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