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  • Research Article   
  • Otolaryngol (Sunnyvale) 2019, Vol 9(1): 362
  • DOI: 10.4172/2161-119X.1000362

Burkitt’s Lymphoma of the Head and Neck in the Pediatric Population: 10 Years’ Experience in ENT Department of the Teaching Hospital in Dakar (Retrospective Study)

Diom ES1, Ndiaye C1*, Ndiaye IC1, Tall A1, Ndiaye M1, Deme I2, Diop TM5, Diallo BK2, Diouf R3 and Diop EM1
1Department of ENT, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Senegal
2Department of Pediatrics, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Albert Royer Hospital, Senegal
3Gabriel TOURE Hospital, Mali
4Department of ENT, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Senegal
5Department of ENT, Cheikh Anta Diop University, HOGGY Hospital, Senegal
*Corresponding Author : Ndiaye C, Department of ENT, Cheikh Anta Diop University, FANN Hospital, Senegal, Tel: 00221775551187, Email: ndiayecire@hotmail.com

Received Date: Jan 22, 2019 / Accepted Date: Feb 13, 2019 / Published Date: Feb 20, 2019

Abstract

Objectives: Clarify the incidence of Burkitt’s lymphoma (BL) during the last 10 years in Senegal.

Design, setting and participants: This descriptive study covering a 10 year period saves cases admitted in the ENT department of the academic hospital of Dakar between 1994 and 2004. It reports the characteristics and difficulties of the management.

Main outcome measure, results: This retrospective study involved 11 patients. The mean age was 9 years. The clinical characteristics were as follows: the majority of patients presented a tumor of the facial bones (10 cases) and only 2 had dental signs. The wolof ethnic group was the most affected. In 6 cases (54%), the maxilla was the site of the tumor. Half of the patients had a of hypochromic microcytic anemia; 8 patients received chemotherapy with cyclophosphamide and 50% had a complete remission.

Conclusion: This is a series relating the frequency and other characteristics of Burkitt’s lymphoma (LB) in the academic ENT department of Dakar in Senegal. There is a gradual disappearance. This retrospective series shows a marked decrease of the LB‘s incidence in Senegal. Senegal could be ranked today among the countries where LB is not endemic. This is the witness of the efforts made in the field of public health by government.

Keywords: Burkitt’s lymphoma; Children; Prevalence; African belt

Citation: Diom ES, Ndiaye C, Ndiaye IC, Tall A, Ndiaye M, et al. (2019) Burkitt’s Lymphoma of the Head and Neck in the Pediatric Population: 10 Years’ Experience in ENT Department of the Teaching Hospital in Dakar (Retrospective Study). Otolaryngol (Sunnyvale) 9:362. Doi: 10.4172/2161-119X.1000362

Copyright: © 2019 Diom ES, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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