Human herpesvirus-8

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Human herpesvirus-8, abbreviated HHV-8, is a virus that causes cancer.

Micrograph showing Kaposi sarcoma, a cancer caused by human herpesvirus-8. H&E stain. (WC)

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/.

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