Burkitt's lymphoma of the humerus

Burkitt's lymphoma is an uncommon form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) in adults and represents < 5% of NHL adults. Burkitt's lymphoma involving primarily the appendicular skeleton is rarely described. We present the case of a young man with primary Burkitt's lymphoma involvin...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of cancer research and therapeutics 2015-10, Vol.11 (4), p.1025
Hauptverfasser: Geetha, N, Sreelesh, K P, Nair, Rekha A, Jacob, Priya Mary
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Burkitt's lymphoma is an uncommon form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) in adults and represents < 5% of NHL adults. Burkitt's lymphoma involving primarily the appendicular skeleton is rarely described. We present the case of a young man with primary Burkitt's lymphoma involving the humerus as the only site of disease. He received R hyper CVAD and local irradiation and is in complete remission at 24 months.
ISSN:0973-1482
1998-4138
DOI:10.4103/0973-1482.148678