title: Human immunodeficiency virus-associated Hodgkin's disease.
abstract: Hodgkin's disease represents the most common type of non-acquired immunodeficiency virus (AIDS)-defining tumor that occurs in the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive population. More than 300 cases of Hodgkin's disease in HIV-infected individuals have been reported, mainly from the European countries (ie, Italy, Spain, and France) and to a lesser extent from the United States. All series have documented unusually aggressive tumor behavior, including a higher frequency of unfavorable histologic subtypes, advanced stages, and poorer therapeutic outcome, as compared with the behavior of Hodgkin's disease outside of the HIV setting.
authors.affiliation: Division of Medical Oncology A, National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Spina
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vaccher
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nasti
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Tirelli
mesh_terms: D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D016483:Lymphoma, AIDS-Related / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy / Q000821:virology