Vol 1, No 4 (2010)
Review paper
Published online: 2010-11-24
Infectious etiopathogenesis of lymphomas
Hematologia 2010;1(4):288-295.
Abstract
Lymphomas are heterogeneous group of malignant diseases of lymphatic system in terms of
epidemiological, histopathological and clinical behaviour. Many epidemiological studies have
confirmed infectious etiopathogenesis of some subtypes of lymphomas. Infectious agents may
influence the formation of lymphomas by direct tropism for lymphocytes leading to their
neoplastic transformation, induction of immunosupression, or by chronic stimulation of the
immune system. This article presents the most common pathogens associated with the development
of non-Hodgkin and Hodgkin lymphomas.
Hematologia 2010; 1, 4: 288-295
Hematologia 2010; 1, 4: 288-295
Keywords: Hodgkin lymphomanon-Hodgkin lymphomasinfectious agents