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Abdominal compartment syndrome in a newly diagnosed patient with Burkitt lymphoma

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We present the radiological and clinical aspects of a patient with advanced-stage Burkitt lymphoma who presented with an acute abdomen complicated by abdominal compartment syndrome.

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Acknowledgements

This work was supported in part by grants P30 CA-21765 and P01 CA-20180 from the National Institutes of Health and by the American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities (ALSAC).

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  1. Department of Radiological Sciences, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 332 N. Lauderdale, 38105-2794, Memphis, TN, USA

    Jennifer M. Hendrick, Sue C. Kaste & Fredric A. Hoffer

  2. Department of Hematology-Oncology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA

    Sue C. Kaste, John T. Sandlund, Raul C. Ribeiro & Scott C. Howard

  3. Department of Radiology, University of Tennessee School of Health Sciences, Memphis, TN, USA

    Sue C. Kaste

  4. Division of Critical Care, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA

    Robert F. Tamburro

  5. Department of Pathology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA

    Mihaela Onciu

  6. University of Tennessee School of Health Sciences, Memphis, TN, USA

    Jason C. Chandler

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Hendrick, J.M., Kaste, S.C., Tamburro, R.F. et al. Abdominal compartment syndrome in a newly diagnosed patient with Burkitt lymphoma. Pediatr Radiol 36, 254–257 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-005-0046-5

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