Burkitt Lymphoma: a Differential Diagnosis to be Considered in Head and Neck Malignant Tumors

Burkitt Lymphoma Masquerading as Osteomyelitis: An Interesting Road to Diagnosis

“…Blepharophimosis/ptosis/epicanthus inversus syndrome patients present with typical eyelid malformations, including narrow horizontal palpebral fissures, congenital ptosis, telecanthus, and epicanthus inversus. 1 For female patients, according to whether accompanied with infertility by premature ovarian failure (POF), the syndrome can be classified into 2 types: type i with eyelid malformations and POF, whilst type ii only with eyelid manifestations. 2 Mutations in a forkhead box L2 (FOXL2)gene (OMIM #605597) have been shown to cause both types of BPES.…”

“…Burkitt lymphoma (BL), a subtype of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, is characterized by a rapidly growing malignant tumor caused by monoclonal proliferation of B-lymphocytes. There are 3 clinical forms of BL: endemic, sporadic, and immunodeficiency/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-associated 1 . Sporadic (non-endemic) BL frequently presents with abdominal disease and involvement of cervical lymph nodes and bone marrow at an early stage.…”

“…There are 3 clinical forms of BL: endemic, sporadic, and immunodeficiency/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-associated. 1 Sporadic (non-endemic) BL frequently presents with abdominal disease and involvement of cervical lymph nodes and bone marrow at an early stage. Sporadic BL has a lower association of the Epstein-Barr virus, most commonly presents in children aged 3 to 12years and is 3.5 times more common in males.…”