# primary effusion lymphoma

> Primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) is a large B-cell lymphoma located in the body cavities, characterized by pleural, peritoneal, and pericardial fluid lymphomatous effusions and that is always associated with human herpes virus-8 (HHV-8)

**Wikidata**: [Q3832899](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3832899)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primary_effusion_lymphoma)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/primary-effusion-lymphoma


## References

1. Monarch Disease Ontology release 2018-06-29
2. [Source](https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/classification/icd/icd-10/icd-10-to-meddra-map---june-2023---codes-mapping.xlsx)
3. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)