Burkitt's lymphoma (medical condition): Lymphoma associated with Epstein Barr virus.
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Burkitt's lymphoma: A rare type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that occurs mostly in African children and is often initiated by the Epstein-Barr virus. Also called African lymphoma or Burkitt's tumor.
Burkitt's lymphoma: An aggressive (fast-growing) type of B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that occurs most often in children and young adults. The disease may affect the jaw, central nervous system, bowel, kidneys, ovaries, or other organs. There are three main types of Burkitt’s lymphoma (sporadic, endemic, and immunodeficiency related). Sporadic Burkitt’s lymphoma occurs throughout the world, and endemic Burkitt’s lymphoma occurs in Africa. Immunodeficiency-related Burkitt’s lymphoma is most often seen in AIDS patients.
Source: National Institute of Health
Burkitt's lymphoma: A highly aggressive lymphoma composed of monomorphic medium-sized B-cells with basophilic cytoplasm and numerous mitotic figures. It is often associated with the presence of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and is commonly seen in AIDS patients. Three morphologic variants are recognized: classical Burkitt's lymphoma, Burkitt's lymphoma with plasmacytoid differentiation, and atypical Burkitt's/Burkitt's-like lymphoma. All cases express the MYC translocation [t(8;14)]. (WHO, 2001) -- 2003
Source: Diseases Database
Burkitt's lymphoma: form of undifferentiated malignant lymphoma usually found in central Africa, but also reported in other parts of the world; 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 (human herpesvirus 4) 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: CRISP
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Burkitt's 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's lymphoma, or a subtype of Burkitt's lymphoma,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Burkitt's lymphoma (medical condition): See Burkitt's lymphoma (disease information).
»Introduction: Burkitt's lymphoma
»Symptoms of Burkitt's lymphoma
Burkitt's lymphoma: Burkitt's lymphoma is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:
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)
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