EBV-positive gastric carcinomas in Poland

Pol J Pathol. 2003;54(2):123-8.

Abstract

Epstein-Barr virus plays a substantial role in numerous human neoplasms including gastric carcinoma, as proved recently. In our series EBV has been detected in five cases of forty (12.5%) gastric carcinomas. It may indicate that Poland is one of the countries with the highest EBV-induced gastric carcinoma incidence worldwide.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / epidemiology*
  • Herpesvirus 4, Human
  • Humans
  • In Situ Hybridization
  • Male
  • Microsatellite Repeats
  • Middle Aged
  • Poland / epidemiology*
  • RNA, Viral / analysis
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Sex Factors
  • Stomach Neoplasms / pathology
  • Stomach Neoplasms / virology*

Substances

  • RNA, Viral