BURKITT-LYMPHOMA IN PREGNANCY

Background: Burkitt lymphoma during pregnancy is a rare event, and out comes have been poor. However, few patients were treated by current st andards, with nearly half receiving single-agent cyclophosphamide or n o chemotherapy. Case: A patient with Burkitt lymphoma presenting at 11 6/7 weeks' gestation was treated with surgical resection of all visib le disease and cytotoxic combination chemotherapy. The patient was dis ease free at 1 year after diagnosis. Conclusion: When Burkitt lymphoma is encountered in pregnancy, immediate cytotoxic combination chemothe rapy is indicated. (Obstet Gynecol 1998;92:675-8. (C) 1998 by The Amer ican College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.)