title: [Primary manifestation of Burkitt's lymphoma of the non-African type in the orbits].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Primary orbital involvement in non-African Burkitt's lymphoma does not occur frequently but when it occurs children are mostly affected.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 83-year-old woman with a primary manifestation of non-African Burkitt's lymphoma in the orbit was presented in our out-patient department.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After radiation therapy no recurrence after 6 months.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  To our knowledge, this is the first reported adult patient with definite primary involvement of the orbit in non-African Burkitt's lymphoma.
authors.affiliation: Augenklinik und Poliklinik rechts der Isar der Technischen Universität München.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wegner
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fellbaum
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001706:Biopsy; D002051:Burkitt Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009915:Orbit / Q000473:pathology; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy
vernacular_title: Primäre Manifestation eines Burkitt-Lymphoms vom Non-African-Typ in der Orbita.