title: Meningeal carcinomatosis secondary to malignant lymphoma (Burkitt's pattern).
abstract: The clinical and histopathological features of a case of carcinomatous optic neuropathy secondary to a malignant lymphoma histologically resembling "Burkitt's tumor" occurring in an 11-year-old American male was described. Histological examination of the optic nerve showed meningeal involvement by tumor cells with extension into the septal spaces of the optic nerve.
mesh_terms: D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002051:Burkitt Lymphoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D010211:Papilledema / Q000150:complications