label: AIDS-Related Lymphoma
label_lc: aids-related lymphoma
description: An aggressive lymphoma that develops in HIV-positive patients.  There is a significant increase in the incidence of lymphomas associated with the AIDS epidemic.  These lymphomas are usually extranodal, most often express a B-cell phenotype and morphologically are classified as Burkitt, diffuse large B-cell, and Hodgkin lymphomas.  The prognosis is closely related to the severity of immunodeficiency.