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Case Reports
. 1998 Jul;18(3):237-8.

[Apparently isolated case of African Burkitt lymphoma localized in the breast]

[Article in French]
M Koulibaly, S B Diallo, A R Wann, M B Diallo, F Charlotte, Y Le Charpentier
  • PMID: 9706354
Case Reports

[Apparently isolated case of African Burkitt lymphoma localized in the breast]

[Article in French]
M Koulibaly et al. Ann Pathol. 1998 Jul.

Abstract

We report a case of unilateral primary Burkitt lymphoma of the breast. It occurred in a young woman with a history of recent abortion, as a painful mass confused with an abscess. The diagnostic was suggested after fine needle aspiration. Biopsy allowed confirmation, by revealing a B-phenotype lymphoma with intranuclear Epstein-virus small RNA (EBER) in all cells. Additional investigations (clinical and radiographic) were negative (no lymphadenopathy). Chemotherapy induced rapid and complete remission. Patient is in good health (no local recurrence) 5 years later.

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