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Case Reports in Medicine
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 891714, 4 pages
doi:10.1155/2012/891714
Case Report

Paravertebral Burkitt's Lymphoma in a Child: An Unusual Presentation

C. Hoyoux,1 P. Forget,1 C. Piette,1 M. F. Dresse,1 B. Florkin,1 L. Rausin,2 and A. Thiry3

1Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, CHR Citadelle, Boulevard 12ème de ligne, 4000 Liege, Belgium
2Pediatric Radiology, CHR Citadelle, Boulevard 12ème de Ligne, 4000 Liege, Belgium
3Pathology, CHR Citadelle, ULg, Boulevard 12ème de Ligne, 4000 Liege, Belgium

Received 30 July 2012; Accepted 12 October 2012

Academic Editor: Jeffrey C. Wang

Copyright © 2012 C. Hoyoux et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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