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October 1975, Vol 129, No. 10 >
Article | October 1975

Burkitt Lymphoma in Three American Children: Title and subTitle BreakClinical and Cytogenetic Observations FREE

L. Gayle Littlefield, PhD; Karl F. Hübner, MD
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Received for publication June 25, 1974; accepted Jan 10, 1975.

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Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1975;129(10):1219-1223. doi:10.1001/archpedi.1975.02120470063018
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• We observed the clinical aspects and cytogenetic findings of Burkitt lymphoma in three American children. The clinical manifestations vary widely, which makes early diagnosis difficult but important.

(Am J Dis Child 129:1219-1223, 1975)

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Bennett JM, Berard C, Butler JJ, et al:  Histopathological definition of Burkitt's tumour . Bull WHO 40:601-607, 1969;.
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Burkitt DP, Wright DH: Burkitt's Lymphoma . Edinburgh, E & S Livingstone Ltd, 1970;.
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Wright DH:  Cytology and histochemistry of the Burkitt lymphoma . Br J Cancer 17:50-55, 1963;.
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Edwards CL, Hayes RL:  Tumor scanning with "Ga citrate . J Nucl Med 10:103-105, 1969;.
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Edwards CL, Hayes RL:  Scanning malignant neoplasms with gallium 67 . JAMA 212:1182-1190, 1970;.
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Edwards CL, Hayes RL:  Localization of tumors with radioisotopes , in Goswitz FA, Andrews GA, Viamonte M Jr (eds): Clinical Uses of Radionuclides: Critical Comparison With Other Techniques . US Atomic Energy Commission Office of Information Services, 1972;, pp 618-639.
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Littlefield LG:  An abnormal cell-line in a patient with acute granulocytic leukemia: Cytogenetic studies before and after an allogeneic marrow transplant . Cancer 29:1281-1286, 1972;.
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Jacobs PA, Tough IM, Wright DH:  Cytogenetic studies in Burkitt's lymphoma . Lancet 2:1144-1146, 1963;.
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Gripenberg U, Levan A, Clifford P:  Chromosomes in Burkitt lymphomas: I. Serial studies in a case with bilateral tumors showing different chromosomal stemlines . Int J Cancer 4:334-349, 1969;.
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Chu EW, Whang JJK, Rabson AS:  Cytogenetic studies of lymphoma cells from an American patient with a tumor similar to Burkitt's tumors in African children . J Natl Cancer Inst 37:885-891, 1966;.
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Miles CP, O'Neill F:  Chromosome studies of eight in vitro lines of Burkitt's lymphoma . Cancer Res 27:392-402, 1967;.
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Ziegler JL, Morrow RH Jr, Fass L, et al:  Treatment of Burkitt's tumor with cyclophosphamide . Cancer 26:474-484, 1970;.
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Cohen MH, Bennett JM, Berard CW, et al:  Burkitt's tumor in the United States . Cancer 23:1259-1272, 1969;.
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Burkitt DP:  Der Burkitt-Tumor in Klinischer und Epidemiologischer Sicht . Med Klin 63:653-656, 1968;.
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Wright DH, Pike PA:  Bone marrow involvement in Burkitt's tumour . Br J Haematol 15:409-416, 1968;.
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Gutterman J, Rodriguez V, McMullan G:  Remission induction of acute leukemia developing in Burkitt's lymphoma . Cancer 29:626-629, 1972;.
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Fialkow PJ, Klein G, Clifford P:  Second malignant clone underlying a Burkitt-tumour exacerbation . Lancet 2:629-631, 1972;.

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1 +
Bennett JM, Berard C, Butler JJ, et al:  Histopathological definition of Burkitt's tumour . Bull WHO 40:601-607, 1969;.
2 +
Burkitt DP, Wright DH: Burkitt's Lymphoma . Edinburgh, E & S Livingstone Ltd, 1970;.
3 +
Wright DH:  Cytology and histochemistry of the Burkitt lymphoma . Br J Cancer 17:50-55, 1963;.
4 +
Edwards CL, Hayes RL:  Tumor scanning with "Ga citrate . J Nucl Med 10:103-105, 1969;.
5 +
Edwards CL, Hayes RL:  Scanning malignant neoplasms with gallium 67 . JAMA 212:1182-1190, 1970;.
6 +
Edwards CL, Hayes RL:  Localization of tumors with radioisotopes , in Goswitz FA, Andrews GA, Viamonte M Jr (eds): Clinical Uses of Radionuclides: Critical Comparison With Other Techniques . US Atomic Energy Commission Office of Information Services, 1972;, pp 618-639.
7 +
Littlefield LG:  An abnormal cell-line in a patient with acute granulocytic leukemia: Cytogenetic studies before and after an allogeneic marrow transplant . Cancer 29:1281-1286, 1972;.
8 +
Jacobs PA, Tough IM, Wright DH:  Cytogenetic studies in Burkitt's lymphoma . Lancet 2:1144-1146, 1963;.
9 +
Gripenberg U, Levan A, Clifford P:  Chromosomes in Burkitt lymphomas: I. Serial studies in a case with bilateral tumors showing different chromosomal stemlines . Int J Cancer 4:334-349, 1969;.
10 +
Chu EW, Whang JJK, Rabson AS:  Cytogenetic studies of lymphoma cells from an American patient with a tumor similar to Burkitt's tumors in African children . J Natl Cancer Inst 37:885-891, 1966;.
11 +
Miles CP, O'Neill F:  Chromosome studies of eight in vitro lines of Burkitt's lymphoma . Cancer Res 27:392-402, 1967;.
12 +
Ziegler JL, Morrow RH Jr, Fass L, et al:  Treatment of Burkitt's tumor with cyclophosphamide . Cancer 26:474-484, 1970;.
13 +
Cohen MH, Bennett JM, Berard CW, et al:  Burkitt's tumor in the United States . Cancer 23:1259-1272, 1969;.
14 +
Burkitt DP:  Der Burkitt-Tumor in Klinischer und Epidemiologischer Sicht . Med Klin 63:653-656, 1968;.
15 +
Wright DH, Pike PA:  Bone marrow involvement in Burkitt's tumour . Br J Haematol 15:409-416, 1968;.
16 +
Gutterman J, Rodriguez V, McMullan G:  Remission induction of acute leukemia developing in Burkitt's lymphoma . Cancer 29:626-629, 1972;.
17 +
Fialkow PJ, Klein G, Clifford P:  Second malignant clone underlying a Burkitt-tumour exacerbation . Lancet 2:629-631, 1972;.

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