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Burkitt's lymphoma cell leukemia in a turkish boy
Author(s) -
Cehreli Cavit,
Tosun Niyazi
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197510)36:4<1444::aid-cncr2820360436>3.0.co;2-x
Subject(s) - medicine , lymphoma , turkish , burkitt's lymphoma , leukemia , bone marrow , eyelid , acute leukemia , dermatology , pathology , radiology , philosophy , linguistics
Burkitt's lymphoma, associated with massive bone marrow and eyelid involvement that terminated with a manifested leukemic picture, was observed in a Turkish boy. Review of the world literature revealed the fact that Burkitt's lymphoma with a frankly leukemic picture is a rare condition, and usually has a very acute course with a poor prognosis.