title: AIDS-related malignant lymphoma: clinical presentation and treatment approaches.
abstract: The lymphomas associated with AIDS are quite characteristic, both pathologically and clinically. The vast majority have been of high-grade type, including either small noncleaved lymphoma ("undifferentiated," Burkitt, or Burkitt-like) or immunoblastic lymphoma (immunoblastic sarcoma). Most cases have been of B-lymphocytic origin. Although long-term survival has been reported in occasional patients after combination chemotherapy, median survival has been in the range of 6-12 months.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Internal Medicine, U. of Southern California.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Levine
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Gill
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D001402:B-Lymphocytes; D002051:Burkitt Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy