Burkitt's lymphoma x ray findings

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

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Chest and knee X ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of Burkitt's lymphoma.

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:

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

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Image courtesy of Dr Jeremy Jones. Radiopaedia(original file ‘’here’’).Creative Commons BY-SA-NC