Burkitt lymphoma
(bŭrk′kĭt)
[Denis P. Burkitt, Ugandan physician, 1911-1993]
A rapidly growing, B-cell, non-Hodgkin lymphoma. It is the most common lymphoma among children aged 5 to 10 years. There is a strong association of this malignancy with Epstein-Barr virus.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Burkitt Lymphoma." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 23rd ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2017. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/766486/all/Burkitt_lymphoma.
Burkitt lymphoma. In: Venes D, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. 23rd ed. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/766486/all/Burkitt_lymphoma. Accessed July 22, 2019.
Burkitt lymphoma. (2017). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary. Available from https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/766486/all/Burkitt_lymphoma
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