• DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61177-X
Corpus ID: 39960470

Burkitt's lymphoma

@article{Molyneux2012BurkittsL,
  title={Burkitt's lymphoma},
  author={E. Molyneux and R. Rochford and B. Griffin and R. Newton and S. Bailey},
  journal={The Lancet},
  year={2012},
  volume={379},
  pages={1234-1244}
}

E. Molyneux, R. Rochford, +2 authors S. Bailey

Published 2012

Medicine

The Lancet

Burkitt's lymphoma is a highly aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma and is the fastest growing human tumour. The disease is associated with Epstein-Barr virus and was one of the first tumours shown to have a chromosomal translocation that activates an oncogene (c-MYC). Burkitt's lymphoma is the most common childhood cancer in areas where malaria is holoendemic. The incidence is very high in immunosuppressed patients in non-endemic areas, especially when associated with HIV infection. Outcome… CONTINUE READING

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