Spontaneous Remission Of African Lymphoma.
Burkitt, D. P., & Kyalwazi, S. K. (1967). spontaneous remission of African lymphoma. British journal of cancer, 21(1), 14–16. https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.1967.2
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Disease Location
Left maxilla and orbit
Personal Characteristics
4 -year-old female african anemic
Clinical Characteristics
Admitted on june 27th, 1964 with a malignant lymphoma involving her left maxilla and invading the orbit after removing tissue for biopsy through the socket exposed in extracting a loose tooth blood transfusion for anemia was refused by the mother, therefore no chemo was started
Remission Characteristics
A year later, the child was home traced and had no evidence of tumor the patient was last seen in july 1966, symptom-free over 2 years after diagnosis
Treatment & Mechanisms
Proposed Remission Mechanisms
No major mechanism proposed
Clinical Treatment
None reported
Non-Clinical Treatment
None reported