Burkitt lymphoma is a cancer of the lymphatic system, particularly of the B lymphocytes found in the germinal center, named after the Irish surgeon Denis Parsons Burkitt, who first described the disease in 1958 while working in equatorial Africa. It is a highly aggressive cancer that often, though not always, appears after a person develops acquired immunodeficiency from infection with the Epstein-Barr virus or HIV.
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Body SystemLymphatic or Immune System 1 ICD-10 Chapter Communicable or Non-communicable Transmission Route Causative Agent
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3. World Health Organization: Noncommunicable diseases (fact sheet)
World Health OrganizationLead section, transmission-route statement (inferred from disease-category)
The main types of NCDs are cardiovascular diseases (such as heart attacks and stroke), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases (such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma) and diabetes.
Main Types section
The main types of NCDs are cardiovascular diseases (such as heart attacks and stroke), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases (such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma) and diabetes.
View the Source 4. National Library of Medicine MeSH: MeSH descriptor Burkitt Lymphoma
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5. Wikidata: Burkitt Lymphoma
- Wikidata Q1016605, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata P575 (w-bbfill-medicine3-0926)
View the SourceBurkitt lymphoma (Wikipedia)
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Burkitt's lymphoma is a cancer of the lymphatic system, particularly B lymphocytes found in the germinal center.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burkitt_lymphoma, lead section
Burkitt's lymphoma is a cancer of the lymphatic system, particularly B lymphocytes found in the germinal center. It is named after Denis Parsons Burkitt, the Irish surgeon who first described the disease in 1958 while working in equatorial Africa. It is a high
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