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... > Infections > Virus Diseases > DNA Virus Infections > Herpesviridae Infections > Epstein-Barr Virus Infections > Burkitt Lymphoma
Infections > Virus Diseases > Tumor Virus Infections > Epstein-Barr Virus Infections > Burkitt Lymphoma
... > Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases > Lymphatic Diseases > Lymphoproliferative Disorders > Lymphoma > Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin > Lymphoma, B-Cell > Burkitt Lymphoma
... > Immune System Diseases > Immunoproliferative Disorders > Lymphoproliferative Disorders > Lymphoma > Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin > Lymphoma, B-Cell > Burkitt Lymphoma
... > Neoplasms > Neoplasms by Histologic Type > Lymphoma > Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin > Lymphoma, B-Cell > Burkitt Lymphoma

Preferred term

Burkitt Lymphoma  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Burkitt's Lymphoma
  • Burkitts Lymphoma
  • Burkitt's Tumor
  • Burkitts Tumor
  • Burkitt Tumor
  • Lymphoma, Burkitt
  • Lymphoma, Burkitt's
  • Tumor, Burkitt
  • Tumor, Burkitt's

Scope note

  • A form of undifferentiated malignant LYMPHOMA usually found in central Africa, but also reported in other parts of the world. It is commonly manifested as a large osteolytic lesion in the jaw or as an abdominal mass. B-cell antigens are expressed on the immature cells that make up the tumor in virtually all cases of Burkitt lymphoma. The Epstein-Barr virus (HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN) has been isolated from Burkitt lymphoma cases in Africa and it is implicated as the causative agent in these cases; however, most non-African cases are EBV-negative.

History note

  • 1998 (1968)

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D002051

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