Unusual complication and successful high-dose chemotherapy treatment of advanced Burkitt's lymphoma in an adult HIV-positive patient.
Henrietta W H McGrathAlexander FitzhughMaria JavedNeesha RockwoodFarhat KazmiPublished in: SA journal of radiology (2017)
Adult Burkitt's lymphoma emerged as an AIDS-defining condition in the 1980s. We describe a case of HIV-associated adult Burkitt's lymphoma diagnosed and treated with high-dose chemotherapy in our institution, complicated by unusual bilateral renal vein tumour thrombi and tumour lysis syndrome. We believe this unique case highlights the need for early recognition of current and potential complications on staging computed tomography imaging, as well as successful use of a high-dose chemotherapy regimen.
Keyphrases
- high dose
- hiv positive
- antiretroviral therapy
- men who have sex with men
- diffuse large b cell lymphoma
- low dose
- stem cell transplantation
- computed tomography
- hiv infected
- locally advanced
- south africa
- human immunodeficiency virus
- case report
- hiv testing
- hiv aids
- high resolution
- lymph node
- hepatitis c virus
- magnetic resonance imaging
- chemotherapy induced
- radiation therapy
- rectal cancer
- risk assessment
- childhood cancer
- magnetic resonance
- dual energy
- contrast enhanced