Infectious Mononucleosis and Other Epstein-Barr Virus–Associated Diseases: Part 2

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Chapter 22 Infectious Mononucleosis and Other Epstein-Barr Virus–Associated Diseases

Part 2

EBV-Associated Malignancies

Malignancy EBV Frequency
Hodgkin disease ≈40%
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas  
Burkitt lymphoma 20%-95%
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and CD30+ Ki-1+ anaplastic large cell lymphoma 10%-35%
Lymphomatoid granulomatosis 80%-95%
T-cell-rich B-cell lymphoma 20%
Angioimmunoblastic lymphoma >80%
T-cell, NK cell, and T/NK-cell lymphomas 30%-90%
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma >95%
Gastric adenocarcinoma 5%-10%
Pyothorax-associated lymphoma >95%
Leiomyosarcoma in immunocompromised patients >95%