Burkitt's lymphoma in leukemic phase in an Indian boy

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Year : 2011 \| Volume : 22 \| Issue : 2 \| Page : 340-344

Burkitt's lymphoma in leukemic phase in an Indian boy Vijeev Vasudevan¹, Usha Mohandas², V Manjunath¹ ¹ Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Krishnadevaraya College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, India ² Department of Pediatric Dentistry, V.S. Dental College and Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, India Correspondence Address: Vijeev Vasudevan Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Krishnadevaraya College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka India DOI: 10.4103/0970-9290.84315 PMID: 21891910

Burkitt's lymphoma (BL) is the most common childhood cancer in Africa and is most prevalent in areas endemic for malaria. The disease, a malignant growth of lymphoid tissue, usually presents itself as a large tumor of the jaw. It is however, a rarity in the Indian subcontinent. Through an extensive literary survey, it is seen that only a few cases of BL have been reported, accounting for only 0.76% of solid malignant tumors among Indian children. Here we present a case of BL of mandible extending to maxilla in a 13-year-old boy of Indian origin.



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