Burkitt lymphoma (medical condition): Lymphoma associated with Epstein Barr virus.
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Burkitt's lymphoma:
»Introduction: Burkitt's lymphoma
»Symptoms of Burkitt's lymphoma
Burkitt lymphoma: [MIM*113970] a form of malignant lymphoma reported in African children, frequently involving the jaw and abdominal lymph nodes. Geographic distribution of Burkitt lymphoma suggests that it is found in areas with endemic malaria. It is primarily a B-cell neoplasm and is believed to be caused by Epstein-Barr virus, a member of the family Herpesviridae, which can be isolated from tumor cells in culture; occasional cases of lymphoma with similar features have been reported in the U.S.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Burkitt lymphoma: A form of undifferentiated malignant LYMPHOMA usually found in central Africa, but also reported in other parts of the world. It is commonly manifested as a large osteolytic lesion in the jaw or as an abdominal mass. B-cell antigens are expressed on the immature cells that make up the tumor in virtually all cases of Burkitt lymphoma. The Epstein-Barr virus (HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN) has been isolated from Burkitt lymphoma cases in Africa and it is implicated as the causative agent in these cases; however, most non-African cases are EBV-negative.
Source: MeSH 2007
These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Burkitt lymphoma:
Burkitt lymphoma is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Burkitt lymphoma, or a subtype of Burkitt lymphoma,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Burkitt lymphoma as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
Burkitt lymphoma: Another name for Burkitt's lymphoma (or close medical condition association).
»Introduction: Burkitt's lymphoma
»Symptoms of Burkitt's lymphoma
Burkitt lymphoma: Burkitt lymphoma is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:
Some of the symptoms of Burkitt lymphoma incude:
See full list of 6 symptoms of Burkitt lymphoma (Burkitt's lymphoma)
Burkitt lymphoma is a rare form of cancer predominantly affecting young children in Central Africa, but the disease has also been reported in other areas. (Source: Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology)
These medical disease topics may be related to Burkitt lymphoma:
Source - NIH
Source - MeSH 2007
Source - MeSH 2007
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