| Title: |
Case report: Sporadic Burkitt Lymphoma misdiagnosed as dental abscess in a 15-year-old girl. |
| Authors: |
Cabras M.; Arduino P. G.; Chiusa L.; Broccoletti R.; Carbone M. |
| Contributors: |
Cabras M.; Arduino P.G.; Chiusa L.; Broccoletti R.; Carbone M. |
| Publication Year: |
2018 |
| Collection: |
Università degli studi di Torino: AperTo (Archivio Istituzionale ad Accesso Aperto) |
| Subject Terms: |
Burkitt lymphoma; Dental absce; Oral cavity; Paediatric |
| Description: |
Background: Burkitt lymphoma (BL) is a non-Hodgkin’s B-cell tumor that can be classified into three variants, based on clinical characteristics and epidemiology: endemic, human immunodeficiency-related and sporadic. Oral sporadic BL is quite an unusual entity, with the gastrointestinal trait being often the first site of appearance. Clinical finding: A 15-year-old patient that presented a symptomatic swelling of the right maxilla, unsuccessfully treated as a primary endodontic disease, displaying solid tissue on CT scan, “starry sky” pattern on oral biopsy, multifocal bone and lymph node uptake on PET. Diagnoses, interventions, and outcomes: A diagnosis of stage IV BL was formulated; Rituximab was then administered for three months according to Inter-B-NHL ritux 2010 protocol and CYM (cytarabine and methotrexate) chemotherapy. The patient was followed-up for three years, with no recurrence. Conclusion: It is important for general dental practitioners to suspect a malignancy in the differential diagnosis of unresponsive odontogenic infections in young healthy patients. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pmid/32117562; volume:7; firstpage:1567; lastpage:1574; numberofpages:8; journal:F1000RESEARCH; http://hdl.handle.net/2318/1805863; info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/scopus/2-s2.0-85078416641 |
| DOI: |
10.12688/F1000RESEARCH.16390.1 |
| Availability: |
http://hdl.handle.net/2318/1805863; https://doi.org/10.12688/F1000RESEARCH.16390.1 |
| Rights: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.926BA949 |
| Database: |
BASE |