Burkitt's lymphoma of the humerus

Burkitt's lymphoma is an uncommon form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) in adults and represents < 5% of NHL adults. Burkitt's lymphoma involving primarily the appendicular skeleton is rarely described. We present the case of a young man with primary Burkitt's lymphoma invo...

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Published inJournal of cancer research and therapeutics Vol. 11; no. 4; p. 1025
Main Authors Geetha, N, Sreelesh, K P, Nair, Rekha A, Jacob, Priya Mary
Format Report
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.10.2015
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Summary:Burkitt's lymphoma is an uncommon form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) in adults and represents < 5% of NHL adults. Burkitt's lymphoma involving primarily the appendicular skeleton is rarely described. We present the case of a young man with primary Burkitt's lymphoma involving the humerus as the only site of disease. He received R hyper CVAD and local irradiation and is in complete remission at 24 months.
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ISSN:1998-4138
DOI:10.4103/0973-1482.148678