First detected by Chang et al. (1994) in Kaposi sarcomas associated with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) (see IARC, 1996) by representational difference analysis, this virus was termed Kaposi-sarcoma-associated herpesvirus, KSHV. KSHV is also associated with primary effusion lymphoma and some cases of multicentric Castleman disease (see Section 2). In keeping with the systematic ...

R. Yarchoan (ed.), Cancers in People with HIV and AIDS: Progress and Challenges, DOI 10.1007/978-1-4939-0859-2_2, © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014 Abstract AIDS-defi ning malignancies are a subset of HIV-associated malignancies that include Kaposi sarcoma, some forms of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), and invasive cervical cancer (see also Chap. 3 ). Kaposi sarcoma along with Pneumoc...

El KSHV / HHV-8 está asociado con el sarcoma de Kaposi (KS), así como trastornos linfoproliferativos, principalmente en pacientes infección por VIH SIDA. Aunque la asociación entre linfomas y se ha descrito, presencia simultánea las 2 entidades dentro del mismo órgano es rara asocia Presentamos un caso aparición linfoma angioinmunoblástico linfonodo, además concurrente herpes virus (KSHV) Epste...

Kaposi sarcoma herpesvirus (KSHV), taxonomical name human gammaherpesvirus 8, is a phylogenetically old human virus that co-evolved with human populations, but is now only common (seroprevalence greater than 10%) in sub-Saharan Africa, around the Mediterranean Sea, parts of South America and in a few ethnic communities. KSHV causes three human malignancies, Kaposi sarcoma, primary effusion lymp...

Castleman's disease is a group of rare lymphoproliferative disorders. The plasmablastic multicentric Castleman's disease is frequently discovered in HIV-infected individuals in association with Kaposi sarcoma (HHV-8). Thirty-five year old male presented to our care with the main compliant of severe back pain for one week. His past medical problems include acquired immune deficiency syndrome dia...

"Globally, 35 million people are infected with HIV, and this population is at a higher risk of developing cancer. We reporting the case 44-year-old HIV-positive male patient. He smokes drinks occasionally, but he otherwise in good health. was diagnosed visceral form Kaposi sarcoma January 2022 has undergone 12 cycles oncologic treatment liposomal doxorubicin our facility."