title: Herpesvirus-Associated B-cell Proliferations.
abstract: This article reviews the spectrum of Epstein-Barr virus and Kaposi sarcoma herpesvirus (KSHV/HHV-8)-associated B-cell lymphoid proliferations, their pathologic features and clinical presentation, diagnostic criteria, and pathogenetic aspects. Emphasis is on the differential diagnosis issues and difficulties that the pathologist may face for the correct identification and interpretation of these lesions.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pathology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, 25 rue du Bugnon, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland. Electronic address: Laurence.deLeval@chuv.ch.
authors.forename: Laurence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: de Leval
keywords: Burkitt; Castleman disease; Epstein-Barr virus; HHV-8; HIV; Hodgkin; Immunodeficiency; Kaposi sarcoma herpesvirus; Plasmablastic