Chronic hepatitis B is associated with an increased risk of B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and multiple myeloma.

Tung-Hung SuChun-Jen LiuTai-Chung TsengShih-Wan ChouChen-Hua LiuHung-Chih YangShang-Ju WuPei-Jer ChenDing-Shinn ChenChi-Ling ChenJia-Horng Kao

Published in: Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (2019)

Chronic hepatitis B is temporally associated with a 2-fold increased risk of lymphoma, particularly with B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and also an increased risk for multiple myeloma.

Keyphrases

multiple myeloma
diffuse large b cell lymphoma
hepatitis b virus
hodgkin lymphoma
liver fibrosis