title: Primary osseous Burkitt lymphoma with nodal and intracardiac metastases in a child.
abstract: Burkitt lymphoma (BL) is the most frequent non-Hodgkin lymphoma in pediatric patients, accounting for approximately 34% of the cases of lymphoma in children. This subtype of non-Hodgkin lymphoma was first described in 1958 as a monoclonal proliferation of B cell lymphocytes. Cardiac involvement of BL in association with osseous compromise and lymphadenopathy is rare and poorly documented. We report a case of femur primary BL in an 8-year-old boy with metastatic cardiac involvement, retroperitoneal and iliofemoral lymphadenopathy, and hepatosplenomegaly. We highlight the diagnostic challenge in a patient with clinical nonspecific findings and systemic disease.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pediatric Radiology, Pediatric Cardiology and Oncological Orthopedics, Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe, Medellín, Colombia.
authors.forename: Lina
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cadavid
authors.affiliation: Universidad CES, Medellin, Colombia.
authors.forename: Jorge M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Sastoque
authors.affiliation: Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellin, Colombia.
authors.forename: Carolina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pediatric Radiology, Pediatric Cardiology and Oncological Orthopedics, Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe, Medellín, Colombia.
authors.forename: Mirna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yabur
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pediatric Radiology, Pediatric Cardiology and Oncological Orthopedics, Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe, Medellín, Colombia.
authors.forename: Gustavo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Molina
keywords: Burkitt; Lymphoma; Metastasis; Non-Hodgkin