Burkitt lymphoma in a pediatric patient: a case report

Burkitt lymphoma (BL) is a very rare non-Hodgkin lymphoma with an extremely short doubling time that tends to affect children in the jaw. Here we report the case of a 6-year-old boy who visited the emergency service complaining of jaw pain, jaw swelling, and dental mobility for 20 days. Biopsy was performed and the diagnosis of BL was established. The patient was immediately admitted at the oncohematology center of a pediatric institute for treatment. Admission examination revealed generalized lymphadenopathy, sagittal sinus thrombosis, and tumor infiltration in the sphenoidal and maxillary sinuses, liver, lung, both kidneys, pancreas, and spinal canal, curving the spinal cord backwards.
Source: Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics - Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Source Type: research