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Clinical and Epidemiological Characteristics of Burkitt Lymphomas in Pediatric Patients from Two Defined Socioeconomic Regions in Mexico

2016; Oxford University Press; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/tropej/fmw082

1465-3664

Mario Enrique Rendón-Macı́as, Edwin Alfonso Valencia Ramón, Arturo Fajardo‐Gutiérrez,

Viral-associated cancers and disorders

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.