Τίτλος:
Burkitt's lymphoma in the base of the tongue: Differential diagnosis and
management
Γλώσσες Τεκμηρίου:
Αγγλικά
Περίληψη:
Burkitt’s lymphoma is the most common malignancy in African children but
can occur sporadically in every country. It is one of the most
aggressive malignancies in the human body, and in the past the prognosis
was very poor. However, complex chemotherapy regimens can now cure
approximately 50-80% of adult patients with Burkitt’s lymphoma or small
noncleaved lymphoma, and in pediatric populations the cure rate is even
higher. Although the African type has a preference to the head and neck
region (whereas the sporadic type to the abdomen), involvement of the
base of the tongue is extremely rare as only 1 case has ever been
reported in the English literature. The present study describes a
patient with Burkitt’s lymphoma presenting as a single mass in the base
of the tongue without any abdominal or other extra-abdominal
involvement. The patient was submitted to chemotherapy (intravenous and
intrathecal) and skull radiotherapy. Today, 17 months after the
diagnosis, the patient is disease free. Physicians should be aware of
the extranodal manifestations of Burkitt’s lymphoma and their
differential diagnosis in order to achieve early diagnosis and
treatment. Copyright (C) 2003 S. Karger AG, Basel.
Συγγραφείς:
Manolopoulos, L
Nikolopoulos, TP
Yiotakis, J
Karapatsas, J
and Maris, A
Ferekidis, E
Περιοδικό:
ORL: Journal for Oto - Rhino - Laryngology and Its Related Specialties
Λέξεις-κλειδιά:
Burkitt’s lymphoma; tongue; lymphoma, extranodal
