(from the article `Epstein-Barr virus`) Other rare disorders have also been linked with Epstein-Barr virus. These include the African lymphoid cancer called Burkitt lymphoma; nasopharyngeal ... ...in individuals whose immune systems are impaired from human immunodeficiency virus (HIV, the causative virus of AIDS) infection or the use of...
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<oncology, tumour> This carcinoma, although rare in North America, is one of the commonest malignancies in men from Taiwan and southern China. ... Hearing loss from middle ear effusion (collection of fluid in the middle ear space), a lump in the neck and a raised lesion on the palate are among the most common findings. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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a malignant tumor found in the epithelial lining of the nasopharynx, occurring at high frequency in people of Chinese descent. The Epstein-Barr virus is thought to be a causative agent.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. a squamous cell carcinoma arising from the surface epithelium of the nasopharynx; three histologic variants are recognized: keratinizing, nonkeratinizing, and undifferentiated carcinoma.
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