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(Created page with "'''Organ''': Small intestine '''Description''': We can see a greyish exophytic mass in the mucosa. '''Diagnosis''': Sporadic Burkitt lymphoma '''Causes''': * Epstein-Barr virus * Myc mutation '''Theory''': Just from the macroscopy we see here is it impossible to determine that this is a Burkitt lymphoma. It could also be a: * Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) * Neuroendocrine tumor (NET) * Adenocarcinoma (rare in the small intestine) Histology must be used t...")
 
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'''Organ''': Small intestine
[[File:Burkitt lymphoma prep.jpg|thumb|Burkitt lymphoma prep]]'''Organ''': Small intestine


'''Description''':
'''Description''': We can see a greyish exophytic mass in the mucosa.
 
We can see a greyish exophytic mass in the mucosa.


'''Diagnosis''': Sporadic Burkitt lymphoma
'''Diagnosis''': Sporadic Burkitt lymphoma
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Due to its location in the abdominal region this is most likely a ''sporadic'' Burkitt lymphoma.
Due to its location in the abdominal region this is most likely a ''sporadic'' Burkitt lymphoma.
[[File:Burkitt lymphoma prep.jpg|center|thumb|Burkitt lymphoma prep]]
[[Category:Pathology 2 - Macropreparations]]
[[Category:Pathology 2 - Macropreparations]]