Primary appendiceal Burkitt lymphomas are rare occurring in 0.015% of
all gastrointestinal lymphomas. Presentation of such lymphomas with
peritonitis and obstructive jaundice owing to its subhepatic location is
even more unusual. Burkitt lymphoma is very rare in children below 5
years old. We will present a 3-year-old boy with primary appendiceal
lymphoma whose first symptom was obstructive jaundice caused by a
ruptured retrocecal subhepatic appendix which in essence is a
combination of all 3 mentioned occurrences complicated with acute
abdomen
