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Burkitt lymphoma in pregnancy
M N Barnes1, J C Barrett, D F Kimberlin
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, 35233, USA.
Obstetrics and Gynecology
|October 9, 1998
Background:
Burkitt lymphoma during pregnancy is a rare event, and outcomes have been poor. However, few patients were treated by current standards, with nearly half receiving single-agent cyclophosphamide or no chemotherapy.
Case:
A patient with Burkitt lymphoma presenting at 11 6/7 weeks' gestation was treated with surgical resection of all visible disease and cytotoxic combination chemotherapy. The patient was disease free at 1 year after diagnosis.
Conclusion:
When Burkitt lymphoma is encountered in pregnancy, immediate cytotoxic combination chemotherapy is indicated.