Etiology of Burkitt’s lymphoma | MDS entrance preaparations

The etiology of Burkitt’s lymphoma is most closely linked with

a Varicella-zoster virus 
b. Epstein-Barr virus
c. Cytomegalovirus 
d. Coxsackievirus

Ans. B: Epstein-Barr virus is associated with 90 percent of the patient with Burkitt’s lymphoma.  The tumor is associated with poorly differentiated B lymphoma.  The tumor expand rapidly and double in size in 1 to 3 days making it the fastest growing human cancer.