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

Table 1 Reported cases of Burkitt lymphoma occurring following prior radiation treatment for primary malignant neoplasm

Case	Patient age^a/sex	Primary neoplasm	Treatment of primary neoplasm	Time from primary neoplasm to Burkitt lymphoma
1	13/M	Hodgkin’s lymphoma	Chemo + RT	132 months
2	21/F	Hodgkin’s lymphoma	Chemo + RT	90 months
3	45/M	Hodgkin’s lymphoma	Chemo + RT	84 months
4	34/M	Hodgkin’s lymphoma	Chemo + RT	36 months
5	19/F	Hodgkin’s lymphoma	Chemo + RT	168 months
6	39/M	Hodgkin’s lymphoma	Chemo + RT	78 months
7	67/M	Hodgkin’s lymphoma	Chemo + RT	28 months
8	32/M	Hodgkin’s lymphoma	Chemo + RT	97 months
9	38/M	Hodgkin’s lymphoma	Chemo + RT	120 months
10	20/M	Hodgkin’s lymphoma	Chemo + RT	100 months
11	25/M	Hodgkin’s lymphoma	Chemo + RT	99 months
12	36/M	Hodgkin’s lymphoma	Chemo + RT	65 months
13	44/F	Hodgkin’s lymphoma	Chemo + RT	102 months
14	33/M	Hodgkin’s lymphoma	Chemo + RT	112 months
15	21/M	Hodgkin’s lymphoma	RT	72 months
16	39/F	Hodgkin’s lymphoma	Chemo + RT	88 months
17	13/F	Rhabdomyosarcoma	Chemo + RT	6 years
18	71/M	Oropharyngeal CA	RT	15 years

Cases 1–16 from Salloum et al., 1996 [7]; cases 17 and 18 from Nagasaki et al., 2009 [15]
CA cancer, Chemo chemotherapy, F female, M male, RT radiotherapy
^aPatient age at time of diagnosis of Burkitt lymphoma

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