Burkitt lymphomasporadic Burkitt lymphomaL3-ALL, FAB classification‘starry-sky’ pattern‘pan-B’ markersCD8+ infiltrating T cellsEBV genomesnon-African paediatric lymphomasSummary This chapter contains sections titled: Clinical features Histology Immunohistology Cytogenetics Differential diagnosis Prognosis and...
The histological sections of this variant usually give a "starry sky" appearance of this because of the numerous closely packed hyperchromatic monomorphic lymphoid cells interspersed within sheets of lymphoblasts. The atypical variant has greater pleomorphism in nuclear size and shape with fewer ...
Results: Primary vermiform appendix Burkitts lymphoma displayed asystematic hyperplastic tumour cell infiltrated by medium sized cell, part neoplastic cell surrounded by kaino- areolae and starry sky phenomenon in histology. The immunohistochemical result of LCA, CD20 and CD10 was positive. That of CD...
sporadic Burkitt lymphomaL3‐ALL, FAB classificationlsquostarry‐sky’patternlsquopan‐B’markersCD8+ infiltrating T cellsClinical featuresHistologyImmunohistologyCytogeneticsDifferential diagnosisPrognosis and treatmentReferencesdoi:10.1002/9781119971771.ch15Kevin C. Gatter...
The diagnosis of Burkitt's lymphoma was made on histology which showed the characteristic 'starry sky' appearance due to scattered tangible body-laden macrophages. The patients were commenced on the intensive chemotherapy regimen of CODOX-M/IVAC. Two patients died of disease progression and the ...
Case #1. Tonsil (referred case) with follicular and diffuse starry-sky infiltrates that mimics a partial component of paediatric type follicular lymphoma. Analyses showed c-MYC negative with 11 q aberration. Case #2. Sino-nasal Burkitt, diffuse starry-sky infiltrates. Analyses showed c-MYC ...