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Oncogenic viruses in AIDS: mechanisms of disease and intrathoracic manifestations
Judah Burns1, Rita Shaknovich, Jason Lau
1Department of Radiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, 111 E 210th St., Bronx, NY 10467, USA.
Objective:
The objective of this article is to introduce the reader to the thoracic manifestations of neoplasms that are related to common oncogenic viruses in HIV-infected patients. We review the pathologic basis of the infections and illustrate the imaging features of their thoracic manifestations.
Conclusion:
The intrathoracic manifestations of oncogenic viral infection in AIDS patients are protean. Understanding their epidemiologic, pathologic, and imaging features is crucial to diagnosing and managing these often-treatable conditions.
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