Table 1.

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)–associated non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL).

Type of NHLTarget CellEBV FrequencyLatency
Abbreviations: CNS, central nervous system; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; SCAEBV, severe chronic active EBV infection 
Immunosuppressed Patients 
NHL associated with primary immunodeficiency B cell > 95% III 
Post transplant lymphoma 
    Hematopoietic stem cell transplant B cell > 95% III 
    Solid organ transplant B cell > 95% in first year post-transplant, 70%–80% after 1 year Usually III but late lymphomas may be II or I 
HIV-associated lymphomas 
    Primary CNS lymphoma B cell > 95% III 
    Primary effusion lymphoma B cell > 90% 
    Diffuse large cell lymphoma B cell 30%–60% II or I 
    Burkitt’s lymphoma B cell 30%–60% 
Methotrexate-induced lymphomas B cell > 95% III 
Immunocompetent Patients 
Extranodal NK-T cell lymphoma NK cell with some T cell-associated antigens > 95% II 
Aggressive NK leukemia lymphoma NK cell with some T cell-associated antigens 30%–60% II or I 
SCAEBV T and NK and B cells > 95% II 
Lymphatoid granulomatosis B cell 80%–95% II 
Diffuse large B cell lymphoma and CD30+ Ki-1+ anaplastic large cell lymphoma B cell 10%–35% II 
T cell rich B cell lymphoma B cell 20% II 
Angioimmunoblastic lymphoma B cells and T cells > 80% II 
Type of NHLTarget CellEBV FrequencyLatency
Abbreviations: CNS, central nervous system; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; SCAEBV, severe chronic active EBV infection 
Immunosuppressed Patients 
NHL associated with primary immunodeficiency B cell > 95% III 
Post transplant lymphoma 
    Hematopoietic stem cell transplant B cell > 95% III 
    Solid organ transplant B cell > 95% in first year post-transplant, 70%–80% after 1 year Usually III but late lymphomas may be II or I 
HIV-associated lymphomas 
    Primary CNS lymphoma B cell > 95% III 
    Primary effusion lymphoma B cell > 90% 
    Diffuse large cell lymphoma B cell 30%–60% II or I 
    Burkitt’s lymphoma B cell 30%–60% 
Methotrexate-induced lymphomas B cell > 95% III 
Immunocompetent Patients 
Extranodal NK-T cell lymphoma NK cell with some T cell-associated antigens > 95% II 
Aggressive NK leukemia lymphoma NK cell with some T cell-associated antigens 30%–60% II or I 
SCAEBV T and NK and B cells > 95% II 
Lymphatoid granulomatosis B cell 80%–95% II 
Diffuse large B cell lymphoma and CD30+ Ki-1+ anaplastic large cell lymphoma B cell 10%–35% II 
T cell rich B cell lymphoma B cell 20% II 
Angioimmunoblastic lymphoma B cells and T cells > 80% II 
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