Burkitt Lymphoma in children causing an osteolytic lesion in the mandible: A case report

Short Title : Osteolytic lesions in Burkitt Lymphoma

Wouter DE CONINCK, MD^1,2; Dries GOVAERTS, MD, DDS^1,2; Michel BILA, MD, DDS^1,2; Griet VANSTEENKISTE, DDS^3,4; UYTTEBROECK Anne, MD, PhD^5,6; Thomas TOUSSEYN, MD, PhD⁷; Constantinus POLITIS, MD, DDS, MM, MHA, PhD^1,2

1 OMFS–IMPATH Research Group, Department of Imaging and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Catholic University Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

2 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

3 Department of Oral Health Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

4 Department of Pediatric Dentistry, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

5 Department of Oncology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

6 Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

7 Department of Imaging and Pathology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven Cancer institute, Leuven, Belgium

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