A case report of ileocecal intussusception in adult due to burkitt's lymphoma

Abstract

We experienced an adult case of Burkitt's lymphoma with ileocecal intussusception. A 76-year-old male was admitted for the treatment of epigastric abdominal pain. Ileocecal intussusception was diagnosed and as a result of abdominal ultrasonography and abdominal CT, an open surgery was performed afterwards. Laparotomy showed intussusception due to an ileocecal tumor, and we performed an ileocecal resection with lymph node dissection. The histological diagnosis was Burkitt's lymphoma and he was given chemotherapy and showed good progress. Adult intussusceptions is an uncommnon disease, and approximately 80% are caused by a tumor. The outbreak frequency of malignant lymphoma is relatively high, but Burkitt's lymphoma is a rare disease, and the convalescence is poor. Remission is becoming more common since the development of recent chemotherapy, but progress is extremely early, and introduction in the early stage is very important. Therefore, it is necessary to give combined modality therapy including an immediate operation for the intussusception in adults.