Case Report
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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 14, 2022; 28(6): 675-682
Published online Feb 14, 2022. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i6.675
Gallbladder Burkitt’s lymphoma mimicking gallbladder cancer: A case report
Kiyotaka Hosoda, Akira Shimizu, Koji Kubota, Tsuyoshi Notake, Hikaru Hayashi, Koya Yasukawa, Kentaro Umemura, Atsushi Kamachi, Takamune Goto, Hidenori Tomida, Shiori Yamazaki, Yuri Narusawa, Naoko Asano, Takeshi Uehara, Yuji Soejima
Kiyotaka Hosoda, Akira Shimizu, Koji Kubota, Tsuyoshi Notake, Hikaru Hayashi, Koya Yasukawa, Kentaro Umemura, Atsushi Kamachi, Takamune Goto, Hidenori Tomida, Shiori Yamazaki, Yuji Soejima, Division of Gastroenterological, Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic, Transplantation and Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan
Yuri Narusawa, Naoko Asano, Takeshi Uehara, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan
Author contributions: Hosoda K, Kubota K, Notake T, Hayashi H, Umemura K, Kamachi A, Goto T, Tomida H, and Yamazaki S were the patient’s hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgeons, they reviewed the literature and contributed to manuscript drafting; Narusawa Y, Asano N, and Uehara T were involved in pathology evaluation; Shimizu A and Soejima Y were responsible for revising the manuscript for important intellectual content; all the authors provided final approval for the version of the manuscript to be submitted.
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Corresponding author: Akira Shimizu, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Division of Gastroenterological, Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic, Transplantation and Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan. ashimizu@shinshu-u.ac.jp
Received: October 1, 2021
Peer-review started: October 1, 2021
First decision: November 7, 2021
Revised: November 23, 2021
Accepted: January 19, 2022
Article in press: January 19, 2022
Published online: February 14, 2022
Core Tip

Core Tip: Malignant lymphoma is a rare form of gallbladder malignancy, and Burkitt’s lymphoma of the gallbladder is especially rare, with only two previous reports available in the literature. We report a case of gallbladder Burkitt’s lymphoma that was preoperatively indistinguishable from gallbladder carcinoma. Unfortunately, the patient had lymphoma recurrence immediately after the surgery because of delayed chemotherapy initiation owing to postoperative complications due to an extended surgery. Although accurate preoperative diagnosis of gallbladder malignant lymphoma is quite difficult, some findings are suggestive of gallbladder malignant lymphoma, and hence, biopsy is recommended in these cases.