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Burkitt's lymphoma of the tonsil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Mordechai Kraus ,
Dan M. Fliss ,
Shmuel Argov ,
Alberto Leiberman  and
Daniel Benharroch
Mordechai Kraus
Affiliation:
From Departments of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
Dan M. Fliss
Affiliation:
From Departments of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
Shmuel Argov
Affiliation:
Institute of Pathology, Soroka Medical Center and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
Alberto Leiberman
Affiliation:
From Departments of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
Daniel Benharroch*
Affiliation:
Institute of Pathology, Soroka Medical Center and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
*
Institute of Pathology, Soroka Medical Center, P.O. Box 151, Beer-Sheva 84101, Israel.
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Abstract

A case of Burkitt's lymphoma involving the tonsil in a 10-year-old Bedouin boy, is presented. The biological behaviour and the clinical presentation of this unusual neoplasm are discussed and the English language literature is reviewed.

The diagnosis was made by histological examination, electron microscopy and confirmed by immunohistochemistry. The patient showed an excellent symptomatic response to surgery and chemotherapy.

Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 104 , Issue 12 , December 1990 , pp. 991 - 994
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1990

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