Diseases

Burkitt Lymphoma

A form of undifferentiated malignant LYMPHOMA usually found in central Africa, but also reported in other parts of the world. It is commonly manifested as a large osteolytic lesion in the jaw or as an abdominal mass. B-cell antigens are expressed on the immature cells that make up the tumor in virtually all cases of Burkitt lymphoma. The Epstein-Barr virus (HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN) has been isolated from Burkitt lymphoma cases in Africa and it is implicated as the causative agent in these cases; however, most non-African cases are EBV-negative.

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A form of undifferentiated malignant LYMPHOMA usually found in central Africa, but also reported in other parts of the world. It is commonly manifested as a large osteolytic lesion in the jaw or as an abdominal mass. B-cell antigens are expressed on the immature cells that make up the tumor in virtually all cases of Burkitt lymphoma. The Epstein-Barr virus (HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN) has been isolated from Burkitt lymphoma cases in Africa and it is implicated as the causative agent in these cases; however, most non-African cases are EBV-negative.

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  • Burkitt Tumor
  • Burkitt's Lymphoma
  • Burkitt's Tumor
  • Lymphoma, Burkitt
  • Burkitts Lymphoma
  • Burkitts Tumor
  • Lymphoma, Burkitt's
  • Tumor, Burkitt
  • Tumor, Burkitt's
  • African Lymphoma
  • Burkitt Cell Leukemia
  • Burkitt Leukemia
  • Burkitt's Leukemia
  • Leukemia, Lymphoblastic, Burkitt-Type
  • Leukemia, Lymphocytic, L3
  • Lymphocytic Leukemia, L3
  • Burkitts Leukemia
  • L3 Lymphocytic Leukemia
  • L3 Lymphocytic Leukemias
  • Leukemia, Burkitt
  • Leukemia, Burkitt Cell
  • Leukemia, Burkitt's
  • Leukemia, L3 Lymphocytic
  • Lymphoma, African

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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1998 (1968)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Burkitt Lymphoma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002051. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002051
  2. Burkitt Lymphoma. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burkitt_lymphoma
  3. Burkitt Lymphoma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1016605