Burkitt-like lymphoma in an infant: a case report
Rev. Hosp. Clin. Fac. Med. Univ. Säo Paulo
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58(1): 33-36, Jan.-Feb. 2003. ilus
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
Childhood non-Hodgkin's lymphomas, including Burkitt and Burkitt-like, are rarely diagnosed in infants. A case of B-cell lymphoma in a 13-month-old girl with extensive abdominal disease, ascites, pleural effusion, and tumor lysis syndrome is reported. Phenotypic analysis showed a germinal center B-cell phenotype, and a B-cell clonality was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction. There was no evidence of Epstein-Barr and HIV infection. The case herein reported emphasizes the need for considering the diagnosis of lymphoma even in very young children
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Índice:
LILACS (Américas)
Assunto principal:
Linfoma de Células B
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Linfoma de Burkitt
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
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Lactente
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Rev. Hosp. Clin. Fac. Med. Univ. Säo Paulo
Assunto da revista:
Medicina
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
National Institute of Cancer/BR
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