A 30-Year-Old Man with a History of Intravenous Drug Abuse

question 677

Multiple Choice

A 30-year-old man with a history of intravenous drug abuse and known HIV infection comes to the emergency department because of increasing abdominal distention and anorexia.  A CT scan of the abdomen shows ascites and a large mass surrounding the small intestine.  Biopsy of the mass reveals uniform, round, medium-sized tumor cells with basophilic cytoplasm and a proliferation fraction (Ki-67 fraction) of > 99%.  Which of the following infectious agents is most closely associated with the development of his current condition?

• A)Epstein-Barr virus
• B)Human papillomavirus serotype 31 or 33
• C)Helicobacter pylori
• D)Human herpesvirus 8
• E)Hepatitis B

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