Epstein-Barr virus DNA detection in the diagnosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 136, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 986-991

  Yap, Yoke Yeow ^a   Hassan, Shahid ^b   Chan, Melissa ^b   Choo, Pua Kin ^c   Ravichandran, Manickam ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^c HOSPITAL PULAU PINANG   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EBNA1 GENE; EBNA2 GENE; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; GENE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LMP GENE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DNA, VIRAL; EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS INFECTIONS; EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS NUCLEAR ANTIGENS; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NASOPHARYNX; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIRAL MATRIX PROTEINS; VIRAL PROTEINS;

EID: 34249685969     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2006.11.027     Document Type: Article

References (24)

1. Huang D.P., and Lo K.W. Aetiological factors and pathogenesis. In: Gibb A.G. (Ed). Nasopharyngeal carcinoma. 2nd ed. (1999), The Chinese University Press, Hong Kong 31
2. Lim G.C.C., and Yahaya H. Second report of the national cancer registry: Cancer incidence in Malaysia. National Cancer Registry (2003), Ministry of Health of Malaysia, Kuala, Lampur 38
3. Prasad U. Problems in the early diagnosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a review of 40 cases. In: Prasad U. (Ed). Nasopharyngeal carcinoma: current concepts (2000), University of Malaysia Press, Kuala Lumpur 233-239
4. van Hasselt C.A., and Leung S.F. Clinical picture. In: van Hasselt C.A., and Gibb A.G. (Eds). Nasopharyngeal carcinoma. 2nd ed. (1999), The Chinese University Press, Hong Kong 105-110
5. Prasad U., Ablashi D., Prathap K., et al. Problem of occult primary in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. In: Prasad U. (Ed). Nasopharyngeal carcinoma: current concepts (1983), University of Malaysia Press, Kuala Lumpur 11-15
6. Woo J. Clinical diagnosis. In: van Hasselt C.A., and Gibb A.G. (Eds). Nasopharyngeal carcinoma. 2nd ed. (1999), The Chinese University Press, Hong Kong 111-126
7. Allen P.W. Surgical pathology. In: van Hasselt C.A., and Gibb A.G. (Eds). Nasopharyngeal carcinoma. 2nd ed. (1999), The Chinese University Press, Hong Kong 69-103
8. Kaur A., Chew C.T., and Lim-Tan S.K. Fine needle aspiration of 123 head and neck masses-an initial experience. Ann Acad Med Singapore 22 (1993) 303-306
9. Haas I., Hoffman T.K., Engers R., et al. Diagnostic strategies in cervical carcinoma of an unknown primary. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 259 (2002) 325-333
10. Pathmanathan R., Prasad U., Chandrika G., et al. Undifferentiated, nonkeratinizing, and squamous cell carcinoma of the nasopharynx. Variants of Epstein-Barr virus-infected neoplasia. Am J Pathol 146 (1995) 1355-1367
11. Pathmanathan R., Prasad U., Sadler R., et al. Clonal proliferation of cells infected with Epstein-Barr virus in preinvasive lesions related to nasopharyngeal carcinoma. N Engl J Med 1995 (1995) 693-698
12. Huang D.P., and Lo K. Aetiological factors and pathogenesis. In: van Hasselt C.A., and Gibb A.G. (Eds). Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (1999), The Chinese University Press, Hong Kong 31-60
13. Niedobitek G., and Young L.S. Epstein-Barr virus persistence and virus-associated tumours. Lancet 343 (1994) 333-335
14. Feinmesser R., Miyazaki I., Cheung R., et al. Diagnosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma by DNA amplification of tissue obtained by fine-needle aspiration. N Engl J Med 326 (1992) 17-21
15. Feinmesser R., Feinmesser M., Freeman J.L., et al. Detection of occult nasopharyngeal primary tumours by means of in situ hybridization. J Laryngol Otol 106 (1992) 345-348
16. Ohshima K., Kikuchi M., Masuda Y., et al. Epstein-Barr viral genomes in carcinoma metastatic to lymph nodes. Association with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Acta Pathol Jpn 41 (1991) 437-443
17. Walter M.A., Menarguez-Palanca J., and Peiper S.C. Epstein-Barr virus detection in neck metastases by polymerase chain reaction. Laryngoscope 102 (1992) 481-485
18. Macdonald M.R., Freeman J.L., Hui M.F., et al. Role of Epstein-Barr virus in fine-needle aspirates of metastatic neck nodes in the diagnosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Head Neck 17 (1995) 487-493
19. Tam J.S., and Murray H.G. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma and Epstein-Barr virus-associated serologic markers. Ear Nose Throat J 69 (1990) 261-267
20. Tam J.S. Epstein-Barr virus serological markers. In: van Hasselt C.A., and Gibb A.G. (Eds). Nasopharyngeal carcinoma. 2nd ed. (1999), The Chinese University Press, Hong Kong
21. Chang A.R., and Chan M.K.M. Cytological diagnosis. In: van Hasselt C.A., and Gibb A.G. (Eds). Nasopharyngeal carcinoma. 2nd ed. (1999), The Chinese University Press, Hong Kong 177-193
22. Tune C.E., Liavaag P.G., Freeman J.L., et al. Nasopharyngeal brush biopsies and detection of nasopharyngeal cancer in a high-risk population. J Natl Cancer Inst 91 (1999) 796-800
23. Hao S.P., Tsang N.M., and Chang K.P. Screening nasopharyngeal carcinoma by detection of the latent membrane protein 1 (LMP-1) gene with nasopharyngeal swabs. Cancer 97 (2003) 1909-1913
24. Haas I., Hoffmann T.K., Engers R., et al. Diagnostic strategies in cervical carcinoma of an unknown primary (CUP). Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 259 (2002) 325-333