Burkitt Lymphoma Presenting as Unilateral Deafness in an Immunocompetent Patient
Figure 3
(a) Lymph node biopsy, H&E, 40x. Effaced nodal architecture due to large tumor mass which has a “starry sky” appearance on low power microscopy due to abundant tingible body macrophages, which are a reflection of the rapid proliferation and cell turnover associated with this tumor. (b) Lymph node biopsy, H&E, 400x. Monotonous population of immature-appearing lymphoid cells with vesicular chromatin and multiple nucleoli. Cells are closely approximated due to lack of abundant cytoplasm. Several tingible body macrophages are present as are several mitotic figures.
