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A patient presents to a physician with jaundice. Physical examination reveals a nodular, enlarged liver. CT of the abdomen shows a cirrhotic liver with a large mass. CT-guided biopsy of the mass demonstrates a malignant tumor derived from hepatic parenchymal cells. Infection with which of the following viruses would most likely be directly related to the development of this tumor?
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- AEpstein-Barr virus (EBV)
- BHepatitis B virus (HBV)
- CHuman herpesvirus type 8 (HHV 8)
- DHuman papillomavirus (HPV)
- EHuman T-lymphocyte virus (HTLV-1)
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