burkitt s lymphoma

8/18/2019 Burkitt s Lymphoma

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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

burkitt s lymphoma

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