title: [Nervous system lymphoma in HIV infection].
abstract: Primary CNS lymphoma is recognized as one of the criteria of AIDS. The incidence is 0.4 to 0.56% of AIDS complications. Non-Hodgkin's lymphomas appear as multicentric tumours, mostly located in the hemispheres; they have a B phenotype and have a high grade of malignancy. They are sometimes associated with opportunistic infections. Survival is around 4 to 5 months. The presence of EBV in these tumours is an argument to propose a synergistic role of this virus in the pathogenesis of these tumours. Secondary lymphomas are observed in 40 to 47% of these tumours and must be systematically looked for. Hodgkin's disease is rare. It is mostly diagnosed as secondary compressive epidural tumors.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Anatomie et Cytologie Pathologies, Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris, France.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mikol
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Polivka
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gyuris
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Minarovits
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Morinet
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D016543:Central Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D016483:Lymphoma, AIDS-Related / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*