title: Burkitt's lymphoma in leukemic phase in an Indian boy.
abstract: Burkitt's lymphoma (BL) is the most common childhood cancer in Africa and is most prevalent in areas endemic for malaria. The disease, a malignant growth of lymphoid tissue, usually presents itself as a large tumor of the jaw. It is however, a rarity in the Indian subcontinent. Through an extensive literary survey, it is seen that only a few cases of BL have been reported, accounting for only 0.76% of solid malignant tumors among Indian children. Here we present a case of BL of mandible extending to maxilla in a 13-year-old boy of Indian origin.
authors: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Krishnadevaraya College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, India. vijeev29@rediffmail.com
authors: Vijeev
authors: V
authors: Vasudevan
authors: Usha
authors: U
authors: Mohandas
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Manjunath
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002051:Burkitt Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000175:diagnosis; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed