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Burkitt's lymphoma: a pericardial presentation
Author(s) -
GRAHAM S. J.,
DUVALARNOULD B.,
MERCADO T. C.,
TREPEL J. B.,
COTELINGAM J. D.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1365-2303
pISSN - 0956-5507
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2303.1990.tb00353.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pericardial effusion , pathology , lymphoma , pericardial fluid , burkitt's lymphoma , presentation (obstetrics) , radiology
Described herein is a case of childhood Burkitt's lymphoma initially presenting as a pericardial effusion. A cytological diagnosis was made from a Wright's‐Giemsa stained cytospin preparation. Supporting diagnostic evidence was provided by immunological surface marker analysis and electron microscopy. To our knowledge, Burkitt's lymphoma has not hitherto been diagnosed initially from the morphology of cells in pericardial fluid.