Linfoma de burkitt de colon como causa infrecuente de presentación en el tracto gastrointestinal

espanolEl tratamiento de eleccion es quirurgico combinado con radioterapia y quimioterapia. Los linfomas no Hodgkin primarios del tracto gastrointestinal son raros, presentandose en el 0,9% de los casos. Se asocian con enfermedad inflamatoria, radioterapia previa y trasplante renal. La tomografia computarizada permite su diagnostico y estadificacion, siendo la endoscopia inespecifica. No obstante, el diagnostico definitivo es histologico, con inmunohistoquimica positiva para CD20, CD10 y Bcl6 y traslocacion del gen c-myc. EnglishPrimary non-Hodgkin lymphomas of the gastrointestinal tract are rare, occurring in 0.9% of cases. They are associated with inflammatory disease, previous radiation therapy, and kidney transplant. Computed tomography allows its diagnosis and staging, endoscopy being nonspecific. However, the definitive diagnosis is histological, with positive immunohistochemistry for CD20, CD10, and Bcl6 and translocation of the c-myc gene. The treatment of choice is surgical combined with radiotherapy and chemotherapy.