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Burkitt lymphoma

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lymphoma (limfō´m),
n a neoplasm made up of lymphoid tissue.
lymphoma, B-cell,
n a group of heterogenous lymphoid tumors generally expressing one or more B-cell antigens or representing malignant transformations of B lymphocytes.
lymphoma, Burkitt,
n a type of B-cell lymphoma suspected to be related to infection by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). The classical (African) variation usually affects the bowels, whereas the endemic variation affects the jaws.
lymphoma, Hodgkin,
n a group of malignant B-cell lymphomas suspected of being related to the Epstein-Barr virus. Characterized by the presence of Reed-Sternberg cells.
lymphoma, MALT,
n a type of lymphoid tumor that can occur in any mucous tissue and in salivary glands. These tumors arise from benign lymphoepithelial lesions.
lymphoma, non-Hodgkin,
n a group of malignant tumors of a lymphoid tissue that differ from Hodgkin disease, being more heterogeneous with respect to malignant cell lineage, clinical course, prognosis, and therapy. The only feature shared by these tumors is the absence of Reed-Sternberg cells, which are characteristic of Hodgkin disease.
lymphoma, T-cell,
n an adult T-cell leukemia; an acute or chronic disease associated with a human T-cell virus, with lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, skin lesions, peripheral blood involvement, and hypercalcemia.

Burkitt lymphoma
Oncology An aggressive extranodal B-cell NHL of children and young adults associated with EBV infection and a characteristic translocation between chromosomes 8 and 14. See Lymphoma, Lymphoma belt, WHO classification.


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Then doctors discovered that Joanne had Burkitt lymphoma - a very rare and even more aggressive form of the disease.
In one type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma seen in the UK, the tumour cells have very similar appearances under the microscope to those of classical African or endemic Burkitt lymphoma.
It was July 2001 when he was diagnosed with one of the worse strains of Non Hodgkins Lymphoma called Burkitt Lymphoma - a cancer of the lymph nodes.
 
 
 
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