<i><i>Burkitt&#x2032;s lymphoma</i></i> in an Indian girl: A case report

• Main Authors: Patil K, Mahima V, Jayanth B, Ambika L
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2007-01-01
• Series: Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry
• Subjects: B-cell; Burkitt&#x2032;s lymphoma; jaw; non-Hodgkin&#x2032;s lymphoma; tumor
• Online Access: http://www.jisppd.com/article.asp?issn=0970-4388;year=2007;volume=25;issue=4;spage=194;epage=199;aulast=Patil

Burkitt&#x2032;s lymphoma (BL) is a rare monoclonal proliferation of B-lymphocytes and is classified as a poorly differentiated lymphocytic lymphoma. This tumor was first noted in Africans. The cause of this tumor is debatable, but strong evidence implicates Epstein-Barr virus in its development. This tumor predominantly affects children and is probably the fastest growing tumor in humans, with exuberant proliferation. It is a very rare malignancy accounting for only 0.76&#x0025; of solid malignant tumors among Indian children. A case of BL of the mandible in a 9-year-old girl of Indian origin is reported.