Burkitt's Lymphoma in a Pregnant Woman: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Burkitt's lymphoma (BL) is an aggressive B-cell malignancy with very high proliferation rate, more common in males than females. Here, we describe a case of Burkitt's lymphoma in a 24-week pregnant woman with cervical and abdominal involvement. The common genetic event of virtually all BL...

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Main Authors: Carlos Zagalo, Francesca Pierdomenico, José Cabeçadas, Pedro David Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/370179