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| Year : 2011 |
Volume
: 22 | Issue : 2 | Page
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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
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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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