AIDS-Related Lymphoma

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Is a:
  • Neoplastic Process
Definition:
B-cell lymphoid tumors that occur in association with aids. Patients often present with an advanced stage of disease and highly malignant subtypes including burkitt lymphoma; immunoblastic, large-cell lymphoma; primary effusion lymphoma; and diffuse, large b-cell, lymphoma. The tumors are often disseminated in unusual extranodal sites and chromosomal abnormalities are frequently present. It is likely that polyclonal B-cell lymphoproliferation in aids is a complex result of ebv infection, hiv antigenic stimulation, and T-cell-dependent hiv activation.
Synonyms:
  • AIDS Associated Lymphoma
  • AIDS Related Lymphoma
  • AIDS-Associated Lymphoma
  • AIDS-Associated Lymphomas
  • AIDS-Related Lymphoma
  • AIDS-Related Lymphomas
  • HIV Related Lymphoma
  • HIV-Related Lymphoma
  • HIV-Related Lymphomas
  • Lymphoma, AIDS Associated
  • Lymphoma, AIDS Related
  • Lymphoma, AIDS-Associated
  • Lymphoma, HIV Related
  • Lymphoma, HIV-Related
  • Lymphomas, AIDS-Associated
  • Lymphomas, AIDS-Related
  • Lymphomas, HIV-Related
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