BURKITTS-LYMPHOMA - UNUSUAL LOCALIZATION

We present a case of Burkitt's lymphoma, American type, with massive a bdominal involvement, in a 11 years old boy, who presented with mucous -cutaneous paleness, cephalalgia and melaena. The localization of the lesion in the gallblader and the rectum is stressed as being exception al. We emphasize the importance of a rapid diagnosis to start early ch emotherapy because this lesion grows rapidly. In our case after eight days of chemoterapy treatment there was a 75% reduction of the tumor m ass.