CV & Heme/Onc

Question 1

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is associated with what virus?

Answer 1

Epstein-Barr virus. 100% of nasopharyngeal carcinomas contain EBV. The standard treatment is radiotherapy.

Question 2

_ is a B-cell lymphoma associated with EBV.

Answer 2

Burkitt lymphoma (not to be confused with nasopharygneal carcinomas, which also contain EBV)

Question 3

_ is common in patients with HIV/AIDS and HHV-8.

Answer 3

Kaposi sarcoma

Question 4

_ is a virus a/w T-cell leukemia/lymphoma that affects CD4+ T cells. It is also a/w with _, a demyelinating neurologic disorder.

Answer 4

Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1); tropical spastic paraparesis