Lymphoma, Primary Effusion
"Lymphoma, Primary Effusion" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A rare neoplasm of large B-cells usually presenting as serious effusions without detectable tumor masses. The most common sites of involvement are the pleural, pericardial, and peritoneal cavities. It is associated with HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8, most often occurring in the setting of immunodeficiency.
| Descriptor ID |
D054685
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.386.480.150.592 C15.604.515.569.480.150.592 C20.683.515.761.480.150.592
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| Concept/Terms |
Lymphoma, Primary Effusion- Lymphoma, Primary Effusion
- Effusion Lymphoma, Primary
- Effusion Lymphomas, Primary
- Lymphomas, Primary Effusion
- Primary Effusion Lymphomas
- Primary Effusion Lymphoma
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lymphoma, Primary Effusion" by people in Profiles.
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Davis DA, Naiman NE, Wang V, Shrestha P, Haque M, Hu D, Anagho HA, Carey RF, Davidoff KS, Yarchoan R. Identification of Caspase Cleavage Sites in KSHV Latency-Associated Nuclear Antigen and Their Effects on Caspase-Related Host Defense Responses. PLoS Pathog. 2015 Jul; 11(7):e1005064.
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Pan ZG, Zhang QY, Lu ZB, Quinto T, Rozenvald IB, Liu LT, Wilson D, Reddy V, Huang Q, Huang Q, Wang HY, Ren YS. Extracavitary KSHV-associated large B-Cell lymphoma: a distinct entity or a subtype of primary effusion lymphoma? Study of 9 cases and review of an additional 43 cases. Am J Surg Pathol. 2012 Aug; 36(8):1129-40.