title: [Primary effusion lymphoma associated with type-8 human herpes virus infection].
abstract: Primary Effusion Lymphoma is an unusual entity and it has been described as a subset associated with human herpes virus 8 infection in homosexual males with AIDS. Its inclusion as a new entity in the Revised European-American Lymphoma Classification has been recommended. The case in which it is presented is a 47-year-old man, diagnosed with AIDS two years ago, who came with Kaposi's sarcoma. Nowadays, he has a right pleural effusion and a thoracentesis has been carried out. We obtain 10 ml of haemorrhagic fluid which is processed by standard methods. The morphologic study reveals a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of high-grade. The immunophenotypic study shows a lymphoid neoplasm of indeterminate lineage and high proliferation index. It confirms the HHV-8 in the neoplastic cells by PCR. The diagnosis is a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of high-grade compatible with Primary Effusion Lymphoma.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Anatomía Patológica, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Casado Fariñas
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Alonso Martín
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gómez Aguado
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Picazo Talavera
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Corcuera Pindado
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Blanco Quintana
mesh_terms: D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000150:complications*; D019288:Herpesvirus 8, Human; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016066:Pleural Effusion, Malignant / Q000150:complications*