A case report of Burkitt's lymphoma

Cytomorphology, surface markers and chromosomal analysis of ascites cells

Abstract

Ascites cells from a 11-year-old boy who had an ileocecal tumor, were served as a karyotype analysis and surface marker study as well as conventional histopathological investigation. The results showed that the cells contained multiple cytoplasmic vacuoles consisting of neutral fat, possesed B-cell surface markers (L-26, L-27) and had translocation, t (8: 14).
Thus, it is concluded that diagnosis of Burkitt's lymphoma could be made by examining cytomorphology, immunochemistry and karyotyping of the ascitic cells without obtaining biopsy specimen.