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[[Image:Kaposi_sarcoma_high_mag.jpg|thumb|Micrograph showing [[Kaposi sarcoma]], a cancer caused by ''human herpesvirus-8''. [[H&E stain]]. (WC)]]
'''Human herpesvirus-8''', abbreviated '''HHV-8''', is a [[virus]] that causes [[cancer]].
 
==General==
Associated with a number of cancers:
*[[Kaposi sarcoma]].<ref>{{cite journal |authors=Grabar S, Costagliola D |title=Epidemiology of Kaposi's Sarcoma |journal=Cancers (Basel) |volume=13 |issue=22 |pages= |date=November 2021 |pmid=34830846 |pmc=8616388 |doi=10.3390/cancers13225692 |url=}}</ref>
*Primary effusion lymphoma.
*Body cavity lymphoma.
*[[DLBCL|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==
*[[Viruses]].
*[[Viruses and cancer]].
 
==References==
{{Reflist|1}}
 
[[Category:Microorganisms]]

Latest revision as of 17:45, 12 December 2021

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

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

General

Associated with a number of cancers:

Other:

Microscopic

  • No light microscopic changes.

IHC

  • Usually HHV-8 +ve.

See also

References