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This is a small topic when considered from the perspective of an anatomical pathologist. Most stuff is sorted-out by microbiology. | This is a small topic when considered from the perspective of an anatomical pathologist. Most stuff is sorted-out by microbiology. | ||
=Microorganisms and cancer= | |||
A number of microorganisms are associated with the development of cancer:<ref>{{Ref PCPBoD8|168}}</ref> | |||
*[[Human papillomavirus]] (HPV) - cancer of cervix, vulva, vagina, penis, anus, head & neck. | |||
*[[Epstein-Barr virus]] - [[Burkitt lymphoma]], [[Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder]], classical [[Hodgkin lymphoma]], [[nasopharyngeal carcinoma]]. | |||
*[[Hepatitis B]] - [[HCC]]. | |||
*[[Hepatitis C]] - [[HCC]]. | |||
*[[Lymphoma#Adult_T-cell_leukemia.2Flymphoma|Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I]] (HTLV-1) - [[Adult_T-cell_leukemia/lymphoma]]. | |||
*[[Human herpesvirus-8]] (HHV-8) - [[Kaposi sarcoma]]. | |||
*[[Merkel cell carcinoma|Merkel cell polyomavirus]] - [[Merkel cell carcinoma]]. | |||
=See also= | =See also= | ||