title: Burkitt-like lymphoma in an infant: a case report.
abstract: Childhood non-Hodgkin's lymphomas, including Burkitt and Burkitt-like, are rarely diagnosed in infants. A case of B-cell lymphoma in a 13-month-old girl with extensive abdominal disease, ascites, pleural effusion, and tumor lysis syndrome is reported. Phenotypic analysis showed a germinal center B-cell phenotype, and a B-cell clonality was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction. There was no evidence of Epstein-Barr and HIV infection. The case herein reported emphasizes the need for considering the diagnosis of lymphoma even in very young children.
authors.affiliation: Cancer Hospital, National Institute of Cancer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Claudete Esteves
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Klumb
authors.forename: Lídia Maria Magalhães
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: de Resende
authors.forename: Claudio Gustavo
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Stefanoff
authors.forename: Carlos Humberto
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Vicuña
authors.forename: Ilana Zalcberg
authors.initials: IZ
authors.lastname: Renault
authors.forename: Raquel Ciuvalschi
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Maia
mesh_terms: D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000032:analysis; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis; D002051:Burkitt Lymphoma / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D016483:Lymphoma, AIDS-Related / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D010641:Phenotype; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm