Radiological features of Burkitt's Lymphoma

The use of ultrasound in endemic Burkitt lymphoma in Cameroon

“…With ultrasonography proving to be an increasingly accessible imaging modality in African countries, a few studies of eBL have reported incidentally higher rates of abdominal disease than detected in previously published data. As shown in Table I, early studies demonstrated facial disease in 56–76% 2–4 of patients, while abdominal disease was only clinically identified in 30–56% 2–4, compared to the more recent observation of abdominal disease in 65–70% 5–7 of patients using abdominal US. There have been no studies designed with a primary goal to assess the role of US as a diagnostic imaging modality in eBL, nor to assess the difference in clinical and US observations.…”

Diagnosis of Burkitt lymphoma in pediatric patients by thoracentesis

“…Pleural effusions at diagnosis occur in 2–33% of previously reported series, and it has been noted that pleural effusions are more common in Caucasians with the sporadic form of Burkitt compared to the endemic (African) form 2. Series from Africa have documented that 2–9% of patients have pleural effusions, although it is not clear from the early reports how many patients had chest radiographs 3–5. Series from Europe and North America have reported a pleural effusion incidence range of 12–33% at diagnosis 6–9.…”

Clinical and Radiological Features of Paediatric Burkitt’s Lymphoma - A Four Year Study

“…Other complicating factors include falciparum malarial infection which acts by an EBV specific T cell immune deficiency. Radiology plays a vital role in staging the disease 4 and further management as clinical and pathological examination alone cannot decide the extent of disease -patients with a primary in head and neck region may have clinically non-detectable disease in abdomen 5 -necessitating abdominal imaging in all cases of BL. As BL is a fast growing tumour, its earlier detection and treatment decides the outcome.…”