EBV-positive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, NOS

Last revised by Joshua Yap on 12 Jan 2023

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Citation:

Gaillard F, Yap J, Hacking C, EBV-positive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, NOS. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 25 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-53114

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-53114

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/53114

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53114

Article created:

2 May 2017, Frank Gaillard ◉ ◈

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At the time the article was created Frank Gaillard had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

12 Jan 2023, Joshua Yap ◉ ◈

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At the time the article was last revised Joshua Yap had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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Systems:

Central Nervous System

EBV-positive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, NOS (not otherwise specified) is one of the immunodeficiency-associated CNS lymphomas, usually seen in elderly individuals. Unlike other EBV-associated CNS lymphomas, these individuals do not have a defined cause for immunosuppression. It is believed that these are due to age-related immune system depression (a.k.a. immunosenescence) ¹.