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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]] |
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