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A rare case of primary gastric Hodgkin lymphoma in an adolescent with Nijmegen breakage syndrome.
BMC pediatrics - 21 Apr 2023
Batiuk Elizabeth, Bassett Mikelle, Hakar Melanie, Lin Henry C, Hunter Anna K
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BACKGROUND: Nijmegen Breakage Syndrome (NBS) is a rare autosomal recessive DNA repair disorder that increases risk of hematological malignancy. Primary gastric malignancies are exceedingly rare in pediatric patients and not typically high on the differential of abdominal pain. CASE PRESENTATION: A 14-year-old male with NBS presented with persistent abdominal pain and was diagnosed with primary Hodgkin disease of...
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