Malignancies in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
作者:
J. Allan Tucker,
期刊:
Journal of Electron Microscopy Technique
(WILEY Available online 1988)
卷期:
Volume 8,
issue 1
页码: 137-158
ISSN:0741-0581
年代: 1988
DOI:10.1002/jemt.1060080110
出版商: Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
关键词: Kaposi's sarcoma;Lymphoma;Histology;Ultrastructure
数据来源: WILEY
摘要:
AbstractMalignancies frequently arise in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), including those patients classified as having the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Currently, Kaposi's sarcoma and certain types of lymphoma are considered to develop as a result of HIV infection, and other cancers have also been reported in these patients. For the most part, ultrastructural study of HIV‐associated malignancies has been limited to Kaposi's sarcoma; the ultrastructural features of the epidemic form of this disease are generally the same as those of the classical form. The occurrence of these cancers in HIV‐infected individuals appears to be related to the immunodeficiency caused by this virus, but the basic etiologic mechanisms remain unknown. In general, only palliative treatments are presently available for HIV‐associated maligna
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