Bilateral breast swelling in a pregnant woman with high-grade B-cell lymphoma, potentially Burkitt lymphoma

Primary breast Burkitt lymphoma is an aggressive subtype of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) and extremely rare. Burkitt lymphoma involving both breasts during pregnancy was a rare condition with fifteen cases reported in literature. We present a case of a 19-year-old 36 weeks pregnant woman who came for...

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Main Authors: Chi Bao Tran Nguyen, MD, Thu Minh Duong, MD, Man Minh Chau, MD, An Thuy Thi Tran, MD
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Published: Elsevier 2025-03-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043324013190
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author Chi Bao Tran Nguyen, MD
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description Primary breast Burkitt lymphoma is an aggressive subtype of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) and extremely rare. Burkitt lymphoma involving both breasts during pregnancy was a rare condition with fifteen cases reported in literature. We present a case of a 19-year-old 36 weeks pregnant woman who came for a check-up due to bilateral breast swelling. The final pathology with immunohistochemistry staining was high-grade B-cell lymphoma, potentially Burkitt lymphoma.
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spelling doaj-art-ca8269c305444a1d8e0d055dd4f283912025-01-18T05:03:55ZengElsevierRadiology Case Reports1930-04332025-03-0120314751481Bilateral breast swelling in a pregnant woman with high-grade B-cell lymphoma, potentially Burkitt lymphomaChi Bao Tran Nguyen, MD0Thu Minh Duong, MD1Man Minh Chau, MD2An Thuy Thi Tran, MD3Breast Department, Hung Vuong Hospital, 128 Hong Bang Street, ward 12, district 5, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam; Corresponding author.Breast Department, Hung Vuong Hospital, 128 Hong Bang Street, ward 12, district 5, Ho Chi Minh city, VietnamPathology - Cytology Department, Hung Vuong Hospital, 128 Hong Bang street, ward 12, district 5, Ho Chi Minh city, VietnamBreast Department, Hung Vuong Hospital, 128 Hong Bang Street, ward 12, district 5, Ho Chi Minh city, VietnamPrimary breast Burkitt lymphoma is an aggressive subtype of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) and extremely rare. Burkitt lymphoma involving both breasts during pregnancy was a rare condition with fifteen cases reported in literature. We present a case of a 19-year-old 36 weeks pregnant woman who came for a check-up due to bilateral breast swelling. The final pathology with immunohistochemistry staining was high-grade B-cell lymphoma, potentially Burkitt lymphoma.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043324013190Primary breast lymphomaBurkitt lymphomaPregnantBilateral breast swelling
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Bilateral breast swelling in a pregnant woman with high-grade B-cell lymphoma, potentially Burkitt lymphoma
Radiology Case Reports
Primary breast lymphoma
Burkitt lymphoma
Pregnant
Bilateral breast swelling
title Bilateral breast swelling in a pregnant woman with high-grade B-cell lymphoma, potentially Burkitt lymphoma
title_full Bilateral breast swelling in a pregnant woman with high-grade B-cell lymphoma, potentially Burkitt lymphoma
title_fullStr Bilateral breast swelling in a pregnant woman with high-grade B-cell lymphoma, potentially Burkitt lymphoma
title_full_unstemmed Bilateral breast swelling in a pregnant woman with high-grade B-cell lymphoma, potentially Burkitt lymphoma
title_short Bilateral breast swelling in a pregnant woman with high-grade B-cell lymphoma, potentially Burkitt lymphoma
title_sort bilateral breast swelling in a pregnant woman with high grade b cell lymphoma potentially burkitt lymphoma
topic Primary breast lymphoma
Burkitt lymphoma
Pregnant
Bilateral breast swelling
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043324013190
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