Clinical and Epidemiological Characteristics of Burkitt Lymphomas in Pediatric Patients from Two Defined Socioeconomic Regions in Mexico
Journal
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics
ISSN
0142-6338
1465-3664
Date Issued
2017
Author(s)
Fajardo-Gutiérrez, Arturo
Type
text::journal::journal article
Abstract
We analyzed clinical and epidemiological characteristics of Burkitt lymphoma (BL) in two defined socioeconomic regions in Mexico: high socioeconomic region (HSER; with two political jurisdictions) and low socioeconomic region (LSER; with three jurisdictions). Of the 63 cases registered in the Childhood Cancer Registry (1996-2013), 45 (71.4%) were from HSER and 18 (28.6%) from LSER. The incidence was higher in the LSER (3.1 vs. 1.4 cases per million children/year). The sporadic form and Stages III/IV predominated in both regions. Only one post-renal transplant (HSER) was found. The male/female ratio was higher in the LSER (5.0 vs. 1.4). The peak incidence was in the 1-4 age group for LSER, and in the 5-9 age group for HSER. This difference in the sporadic BL by socioeconomic regions may be related to different exposure factors. ©Journal of Tropical Pediatrics