Cancers associated with Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) in AIDS: a link between KS herpesvirus and immunoblastic lymphoma

• Published in: British journal of cancer Vol. 85; no. 9; pp. 1298 - 1303
• Main Authors: Engels, E A, Rosenberg, P S, Frisch, M, Goedert, J J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 02.11.2001; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - complications; Adult; AIDS; Biological and medical sciences; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Cancer Research; Cell cycle; Drug Resistance; Epidemiology; Female; Herpes viruses; Herpesvirus; Herpesvirus 8, Human - pathogenicity; HIV; Human herpesvirus 8; Human immunodeficiency virus; Human viral diseases; Humans; Immune system; Infectious diseases; Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus; Kaposis sarcoma; Lymphoma; Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Immunoblastic - etiology; Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Immunoblastic - virology; Male; Medical research; Medical sciences; Molecular Medicine; Odds Ratio; Oncology; Registration; Registries; Regular; regular-article; Risk Assessment; Sarcoma, Kaposi - complications; Sarcoma, Kaposi - virology; Skin cancer; Tumors; Viral diseases; Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids; United States > US; USA; non-Hodgkin lymphoma; human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); Kaposi's sarcoma; acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS); Kaposi's sarcoma herpesvirus (KSHV) also known as human herpesvirus 8; Human; Herpesviridae; Alphaherpesvirinae; AIDS; Malignant tumor; Non Hodgkin lymphoma; Carcinogenesis; Epidemiology; Lymphoma; Herpesvirus hominis 8; Infection; Virus; Kaposi sarcoma; Association; Viral disease; Risk factor; Herpesvirus hominis

Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS), common among persons with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), is caused by KS herpesvirus (KSHV) but whether KSHV causes other malignancies is uncertain. Using linked United States AIDS and cancer registries, we measured the incidence of specific malignancies in persons...