Published February 1993 | Version v1
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Report of a case: Burkitt's lymphoma occurred in adult

Creators

  • 1. Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, College of Dentistry, Kyung Hee University, Seoul (Korea, Republic of)

Description

Burkitt lymphoma, which was described by Dennis Burkitt in 1958, in characterized as a diffuse undifferentiated lymphoma. It afflicts children of the 1st or 2nd decades, and usually presents as a jaw or abdominal tumor. The author experienced a case of Burkitt lymphoma in a 30-year-old female, whose right mandible and ascending colon were afflicted, and discussed the clinical, radiological, and histopathological features with brief review of literatures.

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Korean Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
Journal Volume
23
Journal Issue
1
Series
26 refs, 9 figs
Journal Page Range
p. 173-180
ISSN
1229-8212

INIS

Country of Publication
Korea, Republic of
Country of Input or Organization
Korea, Republic of
INIS RN
43003351
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
ABDOMEN; ADULTS; JAW; LYMPHOMAS; NEOPLASMS; PATHOLOGY; WOMEN
Descriptors DEC
AGE GROUPS; ANIMALS; BODY; DISEASES; FEMALES; IMMUNE SYSTEM DISEASES; MAMMALS; MAN; NEOPLASMS; ORGANS; PRIMATES; SKELETON; SKULL; VERTEBRATES