Burkitt's lymphoma x ray findings

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sowminya Arikapudi, M.B,B.S. [2], Kamal Akbar, M.D.[3]

Overview

Chest and knee X-Ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of Burkitt’s lymphoma.

X ray findings

Chest and knee x ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of Burkitt’s lymphoma.

On chest X ray, Burkitt’s lymphoma is characterized by:

On knee X ray, Burkitt’s lymphoma is characterized by:^[3]

Grossly abnormal metaphyses with focal lucent areas
Abnormal epiphyses with sclerotic rim and areas of interspersed subchondral lucency
Fracture through the metaphyses on the lateral with periosteal reaction

References

↑ Aywak AA, Mwanda OW, Adamali NE (2004). “Radiological features of Burkitt’s lymphoma”. East Afr Med J (8 Suppl): S104–10. PMID 15617420.
↑ Zompatori M, Canini R, Gavelli G, Costigliola P, Ricchi E, Del Bufalo C; et al. (1991). “[Thoracic lymphoma in AIDS]”. Radiol Med. 82 (3): 270–4. PMID 1947261.
↑ Cadavid L, Sastoque JM, Gutiérrez C, Yabur M, Molina G (2017). “Primary osseous Burkitt lymphoma with nodal and intracardiac metastases in a child”. Radiol Case Rep. 12 (1): 185–190. doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2016.11.020. PMC 5310541. PMID 28228907.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Image courtesy of Dr Jeremy Jones. Radiopaedia(original file ‘’here’’).Creative Commons BY-SA-NC

Overview