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Burkitt’s Sarcoma

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The eponym “Burkitt’s Tumour” or “African Lymphoma” has been adopted to distinguish a poorly differentiated lymphocytic lymphoma with a particular clinical presentation, initially described by Burkitt [4] occurring in African children in Uganda.

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  1. Department of Radiotherapy, Royal Marsden Hospital and Institute of Cancer Research (London and Surrey), London, England

    H. Julian G. Bloom (Vice-Chairman, Consultant Radiotherapist Queen Mary’s Hospital for Children, Consultant Radiotherapist (Neurosurgery) (Vice-Chairman, Consultant Radiotherapist Queen Mary’s Hospital for Children, Consultant Radiotherapist (Neurosurgery)

  2. Carshalton, Surrey, and the St. Peter’s Group of Urological Hospitals, London Hon., St. George’s Hospital, London, England

    H. Julian G. Bloom (Vice-Chairman, Consultant Radiotherapist Queen Mary’s Hospital for Children, Consultant Radiotherapist (Neurosurgery) (Vice-Chairman, Consultant Radiotherapist Queen Mary’s Hospital for Children, Consultant Radiotherapist (Neurosurgery)

  3. Department of Paediatrics, Institut Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France

    Jean Lemerle

  4. First Paediatric Hospital, Augsburg, Federal Republic of Germany

    Malte K. Neidhardt (Chief) (Chief)

  5. Department of Paediatric Oncology, Emmakinderziekenhuis and Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Paul A. Voûte

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Clifford, P., Ngu, V.A. (1975). Burkitt’s Sarcoma. In: Bloom, H.J.G., Lemerle, J., Neidhardt, M.K., Voûte, P.A. (eds) Cancer in Children. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-2776-7_16

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