Burkitt lymphoma

Burkitt lymphoma

Please note the following are subject to change until the time of release.

Summary of changes made to Burkitt lymphoma content:

 

Changes reflect updates to WHO classification of tumors: https://tumourclassification.iarc.who.int/chaptercontent/63/160

 

Content reviewed <<397400006 |Burkitt lymphoma/leukemia (morphologic abnormality)| and content defined by these morphologic abnormality concepts.

 

Key change is the conflation of Burkitt lymphoma/leukemia and Burkitt leukemia to the single concept of Burkitt lymphoma.

 

In addition, atypical Burkitt lymphoma and Burkitt-like lymphoma with 11q aberration are now referred to types of high grade B-cell lymphoma.

 

Three new concepts added:

1407016008 Malignant Epstein Barr virus associated Burkitt lymphoma (morphologic abnormality)

1407015007 Malignant high-grade B-cell lymphoma with 11q aberration (morphologic abnormality)

1407017004 Malignant Epstein Barr virus negative Burkitt lymphoma (morphologic abnormality)

 

Four concepts were inactivated:

 

Id

FSN

Reason

Assoc Type

Assoc Value

419879004

Atypical Burkitt's lymphoma (morphologic abnormality)

OUTDATED

REPLACED BY

314925008 |High grade B-cell lymphoma morphology (morphologic abnormality)|

22197008

Burkitt cell leukemia (morphologic abnormality)

OUTDATED

REPLACED BY

77381001 |Malignant Burkitt lymphoma (morphologic abnormality)|

397400006

Burkitt lymphoma/leukemia (morphologic abnormality)

OUTDATED

REPLACED BY

77381001 |Malignant Burkitt lymphoma (morphologic abnormality)|

783220004

Burkitt-like lymphoma with 11q aberration (morphologic abnormality)

OUTDATED

REPLACED BY

1407015007 |Malignant high-grade B-cell lymphoma with 11q aberration (morphologic abnormality)|

 

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