The American form of Burkitt's lymphoma is a high-grade malignancy which usually involves the abdomen in children and young adults. There is only a limited literature which describes the cytologic features of Burkitt 's lymphoma in serous effusions. We present three children with Burkitt's lymphoma
Cytologic diagnosis of Burkitt lymphoma
β Scribed by Troxell, Megan L. ;Bangs, Charles D. ;Cherry, Athena M. ;Natkunam, Yasodha ;Kong, Christina S.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 394 KB
- Volume
- 105
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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