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Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in English: HHV8
VHH8
Tipo de virus del herpes que puede causar el sarcoma de Kaposi (cáncer poco común que puede producir lesiones en la piel) y un tipo de linfoma (cáncer que empieza en el sistema linfático), en especial, en pacientes que tienen un sistema inmunitario débil. También se llama VHSK, virus del herpes humano 8, y virus del herpes relacionado con el sarcoma de Kaposi.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.
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