伯基特氏淋巴瘤是B淋巴细胞的一种特殊类型的非何杰金淋巴瘤。1958年由Denis Burkitt首先发现在非州儿童中发病率很高,故名为伯基特氏淋巴瘤(Burkitt’s Lymphoma,BL),也称非州淋巴瘤。1974年Levine报告北美29例患者,此后则有人称其为美州淋巴瘤。国内1976年由上海第六人民医院儿科首例报告后,北京、四川、江苏等省市相继有散发病例。目前,本病已引起国内外学者越来越多的重视。 Burkitt’s lymphoma is a special type of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma of B lymphocytes. In 1958, Denis Burkitt first discovered that the incidence of non-state children is very high, so called Burkitt’s Lymphoma (BL), also known as non-state lymphoma. Levine in 1974 reported 29 patients in North America, then some people call it a state of lymphoma. After the first report of pediatrics in Shanghai Sixth People’s Hospital in 1976, Beijing, Sichuan and Jiangsu provinces and municipalities successively reported cases of sporadic cases. At present, the disease has aroused more and more attention of scholars at home and abroad.