## Abstract Primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) is a rare KSHV/HHV8‐associated high‐grade non‐Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) of B‐cell origin, characterized by serous effusions in body cavities. Most patients are HIV‐infected homosexual men with severe immunosuppression and other KSHV/HHV8‐associated disease
KSHV/HHV8-associated lymphomas
✍ Scribed by Antonino Carbone; Annunziata Gloghini
- Book ID
- 108675501
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 367 KB
- Volume
- 0
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1048
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