title: Primary posterior mediastinal Burkitt lymphoma.
abstract: A 14-year-old boy admitted to our clinic with a 20-day history of fever, cough and respiratory distress. Mediastinal enlargement was observed on chest radiograph. Computed tomography of the chest demonstrated a large posterior mediastinal mass. The histopathological examination of the mass revealed Burkitt's lymphoma. We report this case because primary posterior mediastinal involvement in Burkitt lymphoma is extremely rare in childhood.
authors.affiliation: Department Pediatrics, Karadeniz Technical University Faculty of Medicine, Trabzon, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mutlu
authors.forename: Nilgün
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kurucu
authors.forename: Haluk
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sarihan
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ahmetoğlu
authors.forename: Kadriye
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yildiz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002051:Burkitt Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy