[Burkitt's lymphoma--a case report].
Burkitt-lymphoma is a rare disease, that belongs to the aggressive Non-Hodgkin-lymphomas. Next to histology, that shows a characteristic pattern, and immunophenotyping additional cytogenetic and molecular biology techniques are used to demonstrate in most cases a translocation of the oncogen c-myc on chromosome 8 to any of the immunoglobulin genes on chromosome 14, 2 or 22. With short term intensive chemotherapies a cure rate of 85-95% of patients with Burkitt-lymphoma can be obtained today.
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Medizinische Klinik, Kantonsspital Aarau.
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Heitzmann
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D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; D001761:Bleomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002051:Burkitt Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003561:Cytarabine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015251:Epirubicin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005047:Etoposide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014750:Vincristine / Q000627:therapeutic use
D003561:Cytarabine; D001761:Bleomycin; D015251:Epirubicin; D014750:Vincristine; D005047:Etoposide; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D011241:Prednisone; D008727:Methotrexate