Open AccessImaging of Burkitt′s lymphoma-abdominal manifestations
Author(s) -
H Satishchandra,
Aralaguppe S Sridhar,
Basavaradhya P Pooja
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1482.110383
Subject(s) - lymphoma , medicine , histopathology , burkitt's lymphoma , hodgkin lymphoma , incidence (geometry) , radiology , pathology , radiological weapon , physics , optics
Burkitt's lymphoma is an uncommon form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in adults. The diagnostic workup for Burkitt's lymphoma includes radiological imaging and like any other form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma definitive diagnosis is by histopathology. Imaging is necessary to determine the distribution and severity in terms of extent and organs of involvement to further assist in staging and thence to implement appropriate therapy. High incidence of intraabdominal involvement is seen in American Burkitt lymphoma.