An isolated burkitt's iymphoma of the chest wall: First case reported in a malagasy child

Abstract

Primary Burkitt lymphomas of the chest wall are relatively rare in occurrence. The authors describe a first case report in Malagasy child. It presents as an isolated soft-tissue mass on the chest wall with a sudden installation of paraplegia in an 8-year-old girl. Our patient was treated with aggressive chemotherapy regimen with complete remission on 2 years of follow-up.

Keywords

• burkitt lymphoma
• b cell
• chest wall tumour