Professional paper

https://doi.org/10.15644/asc47/4/6

Burkitt’s Lymphoma Presenting as a Maxillary Swelling in a HIV-Negative Adult

Carlos Augusto Galvão Barboza ; Zavod za morfologiju, Državno sveučilište Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Fernanda Ginani ; Zavod za morfologiju, Državno sveučilište Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Hilkéa Carla de Souza Medeiros Lima ; Zavod za morfologiju, Državno sveučilište Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Suzana Orsini Machado de Sousa ; Zavod za oralnu patologiju, Sveučilište São Paulo, Brazil
Elio Hitoshi Shinohara ; Zavod za oralnu i maksilofacijalnu kirurgiju, Bolnica Israelita Albert Einstein, Brazil

Abstract

Burkitt’s Lymphoma is an aggressive form of non-Hodgkin's B-cell lymphoma. Here, we review the literature on Burkitt’s Lymphoma and briefly summarize some clinical, etiological, genetic and histopathological aspects. We also present a case of Burkittt’s lymphoma presenting as a maxillary swelling in an HIV-negative 35-year-old black man. The clinical presentation of Burkitt’s Lymphoma
can be confused with a variety of other disorders in the oral cavity. Understanding the disease, its epidemiology, and including it in the differential diagnosis is essential for early detection of Burkitt’s lymphoma of the oral and maxillofacial area, in order to avoid delay and inappropriate treatment strategies.

Keywords

Burkitt Lymphoma; Lymphoma, B-Cell

Hrčak ID:

112884

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/112884

Publication date:

20.12.2013.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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