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| Year : 2007 | Volume
: 25
| Issue : 4 | Page : 194-199 |
Burkitt's lymphoma in an Indian girl: A case report
K Patil1, VG Mahima1, BS Jayanth2, L Ambika1
1 Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, J.S.S. Dental College and Hospital, Mysore - 570 015, India
2 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, J.S.S. Dental College and Hospital, Mysore - 570 015, India
Correspondence Address:
K Patil
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, J.S.S. Dental College and Hospital, S.S. Nagar, Mysore-570 015
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0970-4388.37018
Burkitt'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% 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.
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