Complete response to chemotherapy in Burkitt's Lymphoma of the Bladder: A case report

• Published in: Urology case reports Vol. 33; p. 101298
• Main Authors: Shimizu, Ryutaro, Honda, Masashi, Nishikawa, Ryoma, Teraoka, Shogo, Iwamoto, Hideto, Morizane, Shuichi, Hikita, Katsuya, Takenaka, Atsushi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 01.11.2020; Elsevier
• Subjects: Bladder; Burkitt's lymphoma; Case report; Oncology; Bladder; Case report; Burkitt's lymphoma
• ISSN: 2214-4420; 2214-4420
• DOI: 10.1016/j.eucr.2020.101298

We report a case of a 87-year-old woman with a Burkitt's Lymphoma of the Bladder. She presented with hematuria. Cystoscopy, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed extramural invasion of a 6-cm-sized tumor that extended from the right wall to the neck of the bladder. The histological pattern was Burkitt's lymphoma. The patient was then treated by chemotherapy. The tumor disappeared after 4 cycles of chemotherapy. The urogenital tract has been described in the literature as a primary tumor location in cases of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, however, it is rarely the tumor site in Burkitt's lymphoma cases. •We report a case of a 87-year-old woman with a Burkitt's Lymphoma of the Bladder.•Burkitt's Lymphoma of the urinary bladder is extremely rare.•For patients with Burkitt's Lymphoma, intensive chemotherapy may offer the best chance for durable disease control.•Prompt diagnosis is important, because Its early detection is crucial for effective intervention.