Non Hodgkin Duodenal Lymphoma in a 5 year old girl

Abstract

Abstract:A 5 year old female child presented to pediatric outpatient department with melena and non-specific abdominal pain. She underwent an upper endoscopy which showed a confluent polypoid ulcerative lesion in the duodenum. Histopathology was consistent with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. This is a rare neoplasm of duodenum and must be differentiated from other type of malignancies.