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Burkitt’s lymphoma in pregnant woman: Difficult management of a rare case

Claudio RossiVincenzo Luca LentiniGloria CalagnaGaspare CucinellaVito ChianteraRoberto Granà

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Pediatricsmedicine.medical_specialtyBurkitt’s lymphomaIntestinal involvementNauseaCase ReportDisease03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineimmune system diseasesPregnancyhemic and lymphatic diseasesmedicineNon-Hodgkin lymphomaPregnancyBurkitt's lymphomabusiness.industryGestational agemedicine.diseaseLymphoma030220 oncology & carcinogenesisVomitingGestation030211 gastroenterology & hepatologySurgerymedicine.symptombusinessBurkitt's lymphoma

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Highlights • Burkitt’s lymphoma, an aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma, is extremely rare during pregnancy. • Lymphoma of the small intestine is often overlooked in the early stages of the disease. • We described a multidisciplinary approach, cesarean section with surgical intestinal exploration.

10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.10.071http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC7876741