Gastric Burkitt lymphoma is a distinct subtype that has superior outcomes to other types of Burkitt lymphoma/leukemia

Annals of Hematology
Yeon Hee ParkYoung H Ko

Abstract

Burkitt lymphoma/leukemia (BL) is a highly aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) often presenting in extranodal sites or as an acute leukemia. Because of the shared molecular and genetic features, the World Health Organization classification of lymphoid diseases recognizes the lymphomatous and leukemic phases of BL as a single entity: a mature B cell neoplasm, subtype Burkitt lymphoma/Burkitt cell leukemia. Because BL frequently appears in the stomach, we investigated the clinical presentation and outcome of gastric BL. We discovered 21 patients with gastric BL through a survey of our NHL registry, and retrospectively analyzed the distinct features of BL, including the St Jude/Murphy staging, other extranodal involvement, morphology and immunophenotype, response to treatment, and clinical outcome. The patients' median age was 48 years (range, 7-75), and the male-to-female ratio was 2.5. Stage 1 was found in five patients, stage 2 in five patients, and stage 4 in 11 patients. The stomach body and antrum were most frequently involved. All 21 patients were treated with systemic intensive chemotherapy, producing a 71% (15/21) rate of complete response (CR) to chemotherapy. Both the 2-year disease-free and overall survival rates w...Continue Reading

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