Unusual male breast involvement in burkitt lymphoma detected on fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography

Burkitt lymphoma (BL) is a poorly differentiated, aggressive form of B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The clinical presentation of this disease is varied and may be nodal, extranodal, or both. BL of the breast, either primary or secondary, with bilateral breast involvement, is extremely rare. Her...

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Published in:Indian journal of nuclear medicine 2023-07, Vol.38 (3), p.301-302
Main Authors: Ravindra, Shubha, Pathak, John, Khan, Dikhra, Garg, Sumit, Khurana, Aditi, Das, Kalpa, Kataria, Babita
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Breasts
Burkitt's lymphoma
Case reports
Computed tomography
Fluorine
Fluorine compounds
Interesting Image
Lymphoma
Males
Positron emission
Tomography
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Summary:Burkitt lymphoma (BL) is a poorly differentiated, aggressive form of B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The clinical presentation of this disease is varied and may be nodal, extranodal, or both. BL of the breast, either primary or secondary, with bilateral breast involvement, is extremely rare. Herein, we present a case of BL in a 27-year-old male with unusual bilateral breast involvement.
ISSN:0972-3919
0974-0244
DOI:10.4103/ijnm.ijnm_8_23