Meningeal carcinomatosis secondary to malignant lymphoma (Burkitt's pattern)

The clinical and histopathological features of a case of carcinomatous optic neuropathy secondary to a malignant lymphoma histologically resembling "Burkitt's tumor" occurring in an 11-year-old American male was described. Histological examination of the optic nerve showed meningeal involvement by tumor cells with extension into the septal spaces of the optic nerve.