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Revision as of 15:02, 9 December 2021
Human herpesvirus-8, abbreviated HHV-8, is a virus that causes cancer.
General
Associated with a number of cancers:
- Kaposi sarcoma.[1]
- Primary effusion lymphoma.
- Body cavity lymphoma.
- LBCL arising in HHV-8 associated multicentric Castleman disease.
Other:
- Castleman disease, plasma cell variant.
Microscopic
- No light microscopic changes.
IHC
- Usually HHV-8 +ve.
See also
References
- ↑ Grabar S, Costagliola D (November 2021). "Epidemiology of Kaposi's Sarcoma". Cancers (Basel) 13 (22). doi:10.3390/cancers13225692. PMC 8616388. PMID 34830846. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8616388/.