Degeorges S, Mesnil A, Marion-Audibert AM, Bouafia-Sauvy F, Berger F, Bancel B, Barnoud R, Rode A, Péré-Vergé D, Souquet JC. [Ano-rectal symptoms, related to Epstein-Barr Virus-Associated Burkitt's lymphoma in an immunocompetent patient].
ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007;
31:442-4. [PMID:
17483786 DOI:
10.1016/s0399-8320(07)89408-5]
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Abstract
We report the case of an immunocompetent 23-year-old Caucasian woman, with symptoms including rectal bleeding, tenesmus and epreint, 6 months after an anal sexual trauma. The rectal examination showed a hardened, inflammatory and painful anal margin, associated with stenosis of the anal canal, suggesting abscess. The neurological examination showed numbing of the chin. Pelvic MRI and CT scan confirmed a bulky posterior tissular pelvic mass more than 7 cm in diameter, infiltrating the rectum and the anal canal. Final diagnosis confirmed by biopsy performed during rectosigmoidoscopy was an Epstein-Barr Virus-Associated Burkitt's lymphoma. Chemotherapy resulted in rapid regression of the tumoral mass.
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