Burkitt lymphoma in children causing an osteolytic lesion in the mandible: A case report

Wouter De Coninck; Dries Govaerts; Michel Bila; Griet Vansteenkiste; Anne Uyttebroeck; Thomas Tousseyn; Constantinus Politis

doi:10.1002/ccr3.3703

Clinical Case Reports (Feb 2021)

Burkitt lymphoma in children causing an osteolytic lesion in the mandible: A case report

Wouter De Coninck,
Dries Govaerts,
Michel Bila,
Griet Vansteenkiste,
Anne Uyttebroeck,
Thomas Tousseyn,
Constantinus Politis

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Wouter De Coninck: Department of Imaging and Pathology Faculty of Medicine OMFS–IMPATH Research Group Catholic University Leuven Leuven Belgium
Dries Govaerts: Department of Imaging and Pathology Faculty of Medicine OMFS–IMPATH Research Group Catholic University Leuven Leuven Belgium
Michel Bila: Department of Imaging and Pathology Faculty of Medicine OMFS–IMPATH Research Group Catholic University Leuven Leuven Belgium
Griet Vansteenkiste: Department of Oral Health Sciences KU Leuven Leuven Belgium
Anne Uyttebroeck: Department of Oncology KU Leuven Leuven Belgium
Thomas Tousseyn: Department of Imaging and Pathology Leuven Cancer Institute University Hospitals Leuven Leuven Belgium
Constantinus Politis: Department of Imaging and Pathology Faculty of Medicine OMFS–IMPATH Research Group Catholic University Leuven Leuven Belgium

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.3703
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 2
pp. 938 – 943

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Abstract Imaging is the first step in diagnosing a persistent swelling of the jaw. A lymphoma in the jaw typically manifests as a poorly defined osteolytic lesion. A biopsy is mandatory and will result in definite diagnosis.

Published in Clinical Case Reports

ISSN: 2050-0904 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/20500904

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