Oral Burkitt's lymphoma--case report.
Burkitt's lymphoma is a poorly differentiated rare and aggressive type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. This article reports the case of a male child aged seven years, who was examined at the Odontopediatric Clinic of the UFRN Dentistry Department. The patient presented a tumor in the premolar region of the mandible; teeth were mobile in this region. Radiology revealed a diffuse radioluscent area which was diagnosed histopathologically as Burkitt's lymphoma. The patient was treated with polychemotherapy; complete remission of the disease was attained.
Freitas
Roseana de Almeida
Rde A
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Patologia Oral, UFRN, Brazil. roseana@patologiaoral.com.br
Veras Barros
Simone Souza Lobão
SS
Quinderé
Lêda Bezerra
LB
D002051:Burkitt Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*