title: Hepatic leiomyomatous neoplasm associated with Epstein Barr virus infection in an adult with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
abstract: Focal lesions in the liver in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) pose an important clinical problem. Hepatic smooth-muscle tumor is rare in AIDS patients and has been reported mostly in children. We describe a 32-year-old male AIDS patient, with previous disseminated tuberculosis, who developed a small tumor in the liver. Liver biopsy disclosed an unusual hepatic leiomyomatous neoplasm that was associated with Epstein Barr virus infection. It differed from the more common Kaposi's sarcoma and presented a relatively benign course.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7 Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Hung
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D020031:Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / Q000150:complications*; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D008297:Male