Non-African Burkitt's lymphoma in a young woman.
Non-African Burkitt's lymphoma is presented in a 29-year-old, unmarried woman, who developed tumors in both breats and ovaries, ascites and pleural effusion. Assessment of B cells in the tumor cells, derived from ascites, pleural effusion and tumor tissue is 90%, surface IgM being consisted of 86%, in an average. Histologically, the tumor tissue demonstrates prominent, socalled starry-sky effect, and cytologically, tumor cells are poorly-differentiated lymphocytoid cells in their feautures.
D000328:Adult; D001201:Ascites / Q000473:pathology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D002051:Burkitt Lymphoma / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D010996:Pleural Effusion