Primary Breast Burkitt's Lymphoma in an HIV-Infected Woman

A 30-year-old HIV positive woman presented with a multifocal mass tumour associated with axillary and lateral-cervical lymphadenopathy in the right breast. Laboratory examination of the biopsy confirmed a case of mammary Burkitt’s lymphoma with a nodular infiltration of the breast. Antiretroviral tr...

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Published inCase Reports in Medicine Vol. 2015; no. 2015; pp. 178 - 181-136
Main Authors Sylla, Bakary Sidiki, Keita, Ahmed Monzomba, Kourouma, Tidiane, Chassagne-Clément, Catherine, Condé, Mamoudou, Fondrevelle, Marie-Eve, Traoré, Bangaly, Koulibaly, Moussa
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Limiteds 01.01.2015
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Wiley
Subjects
Burkitt's lymphoma
Care and treatment
Case Report
Case studies
Diagnosis
Risk factors
Guinea
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ISSN1687-9627
1687-9635
DOI10.1155/2015/792041

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Summary:A 30-year-old HIV positive woman presented with a multifocal mass tumour associated with axillary and lateral-cervical lymphadenopathy in the right breast. Laboratory examination of the biopsy confirmed a case of mammary Burkitt’s lymphoma with a nodular infiltration of the breast. Antiretroviral treatment and chemotherapy were effective to control the tumour. Although Burkitt’s lymphoma rarely involves the breasts, it should be considered during routine breast examination of African woman.
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Academic Editor: Gottfried J. Locker
ISSN:1687-9627
1687-9635
DOI:10.1155/2015/792041