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Reported by:Aiko F. Villacortes☺
BURKITT’S LYMPHOMA
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Burkitt Lymphoma, touch prep,Wright stain
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BR!"##$% L&'()*'AFirst disco8ered in children in certain parts o-
A-rica
'ost o-ten seen in males
'ay a9ect the a1, ;/%, bone marro1, bo1el,
kidneys, o8aries and other organs.Burkitt$s lymphoma is potentially curable
< 'A"/ #&(=% *F BR!"##$% L&'()*'A%poradic >nonA-rican? @is another -orm o- non)odgkin
Lymphoma -ound outside o- A-rica=ndemic >A-rican? @is -ound mostly in a-rica and is o-ten
associated 1ith the =psteinBarr 8irus >=BV?"mmunode2encyrelated disease @is diagnosed most o-ten
in people in-ected 1ih )"VA"0%.
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%% o- Burkitt$s Lymphoma'aybe 2rst noticed as a s1elling o- the lymph nodes
in the neck, groin and under the arm.
*-ten painless
Cro1s rapidly
"n the types commonly seen in the .%., the cancerusually starts in the belly area >abdomen?
;an also start in the o8aries, testes, brain and spinalDuid.
% includes:Fe8er/ight s1eatsneplained s1ollen lymph nodesneplained 1eight loss
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0iagnosis o- Burkitt$sLymphoma
Burkitt$s lymphoma spreads so 7uickly, promptdiagnosis is essential.
Biopsy @ a sample tissue is eamined under amicroscope. #his 1ill con2rm or rule out Burkitt$s
Lymphoma;omputed #omographic >;# scan? imaging o- the
chest, abdomen and pel8is
(=# or gallium scan
Bone marro1 biopsy
=am o- spinal Duid
Blood tests to measure kidney and li8er -unction
#esting -or )"V disease
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;ontE;hest ray;omplete blood count >;B;?
Lymph node biopsy
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#reatment;hemotherapy is used to treat this type o-
cancer.
;ommonly used medicines includes:
(rednisone
;yclophosphamide >;ytoan? "-os-amide
Vincristine >*nco8in?
;ytarabine >;ytosar, #arabine (F%?
0oorubucin >Adriamycin? 'ethotreate >Rheumatre?
=toposide >=topophos, #oposar, Ve(esid?
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(rognosisBurkitt$s lymphoma is -atal i- le-t untreated(rompt intensi8e chemotherapy usually
cures Burkitt$s lymphoma leading to longterm sur8i8al rates o- 6G to 4G
#he cure rate may be lo1er i- the cancerspreads to the bone marro1 or spinal Duid
"n adults pts, results are more 8ariable
*8erall, prompt treatment is associated1ith longterm sur8i8al rates o- HG to IG
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+A nurse will always give us hope, an
angel with a stethoscope.”
#erri Cuillemets