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Bilateral breast involvement in a teenage girl with Burkitt lymphoma

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A 16-year-old girl presented with widespread multiorgan involvement by Burkitt lymphoma including nodular infiltration of the breasts bilaterally. Although non-endemic Burkitt lymphoma rarely involves the breasts, their evaluation should be included when assessing a chest computed tomogram (CT).

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  1. Department of Radiology, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, 90054, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    J. L. Fahmy, B. P. Wood & J. H. Miller

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Fahmy, J.L., Wood, B.P. & Miller, J.H. Bilateral breast involvement in a teenage girl with Burkitt lymphoma. Pediatr Radiol 25, 56–57 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02020850

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