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ReviewJournal of medical case reports2017

Primary Burkitt lymphoma of the supraglottic larynx: a case report and review of the literature.

Alexandra E Quimby, Lisa Caulley, Danielle Rodin, Bibianna Purgina, Libni Eapen, Luke Shier, Stephanie Johnson-Obaseki

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Review in Journal of medical case reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Unusual case of follicular lymphoma of vocal cord.Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology · 2026
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  5. Laryngeal Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase-Positive B-cell Lymphoma: Case Report and Review.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2023
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  6. Sporadic Burkitt's Lymphoma of the Hypopharynx: A Case Report.Saudi journal of medicine & medical sciences
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Alexandra E QuimbyDepartment of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Ottawa, 501 Smyth Rd, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8L6, Canada. aquim047@uottawa.ca.
Lisa CaulleyDepartment of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Ottawa, 501 Smyth Rd, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8L6, Canada.
Danielle RodinDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, 150 College Street, FitzGerald Building, Rm 106, Toronto, ON, M5S 3E2, Canada.
Bibianna PurginaDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Ottawa, 451 Smyth Rd, Rm 4155, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8M5, Canada.
Libni EapenDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Ottawa, 501 Smyth Rd, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8L6, Canada.
Luke ShierDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Ottawa, 451 Smyth Rd, Rm 4155, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8M5, Canada.
Stephanie Johnson-ObasekiDepartment of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Ottawa, 501 Smyth Rd, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8L6, Canada.
University of Ottawa · CAUniversity of Toronto · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBurkitt lymphoma is a high-grade B cell lymphoma which accounts for less than 1% of all adult cases of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Rare instances of Burkitt lymphoma developing secondary to prior irradiation have been described in the literature. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case of a 90-year-old white woman with a recent history of irradiation for Hodgkin lymphoma, who presented with primary Burkitt lymphoma of the supraglottic larynx. She underwent emergency awake tracheostomy with biopsy. A histopathological examination confirmed non-Hodgkin, B cell lymphoma of Burkitt type. Given her age and poor functional status, she underwent treatment with palliative radiotherapy.

conclusionsA literature review was performed to clarify the clinical characteristics of radiation-induced Burkitt lymphoma in the head and neck, as well as its diagnosis and management. The present case represents the second case of radiation-induced Burkitt lymphoma in the head and neck in the reported literature, and the first in the supraglottic larynx. It highlights the need to maintain a broad differential in the assessment of malignancies of the larynx, particularly in patients with a prior history of radiation treatment.

Indexed as

Aged, 80 and overBurkitt LymphomaFatal OutcomeFemaleHodgkin DiseaseHumansLaryngeal NeoplasmsLarynxNeoplasms, Radiation-InducedTomography, X-Ray ComputedBurkittCase reportIrradiationLarynxLymphomaSupraglottis

Identifiers

PMID28279203
PMCPMC5345263
OpenAlexW2593913848

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