Burkitt's lymphoma
（重定向自Burkitt leukemia）
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![Seven-year-old Nigerian boy with a several-month history of jaw swelling which had been treated with antibiotics: The tumor was ulcerated and draining.](/Images/godic/202501/02/Large_facial_Burkitt's_Lymphoma5101.JPG")
![Picture of a mouth of a patient with Burkitt lymphoma showing disruption of teeth and partial obstruction of airway](/Images/godic/202501/02/Burkitt's_lymphoma5101.jpg")
Burkitt lymphoma, also known as Burkitt's tumor, Burkitt's lymphoma, or malignant lymphoma, Burkitt's type, is a cancer of the lymphatic system, particularly B lymphocytes found in the germinal center. It is named after Denis Parsons Burkitt, a surgeon who first described the disease in 1958 while working in equatorial Africa.