title: Central-nervous-system lymphoma related to Epstein-Barr virus.
abstract: We have studied five cases suggesting a relation between Epstein-Barr virus infection and primary lymphoma of the central nervous system. A 48-year-old man had primary lymphoma of the central nervous system in the absence of systemic lymphoma or immunosuppression. Development of the tumor was associated with serologic evidence suggesting a recent primary infection with Epstein-Barr virus. DNA preparations from tumor tissue, but not from adjacent normal brain tissue, contained Epstein-Barr virus genomes when hybridized with a probe consisting of the BamHI K fragment of Epstein-Barr virus strain FF41. Evaluation of serum samples from four additional patients with central-nervous-system lymphoma revealed patterns of Epstein-Barr virus-specific antibody that were suggestive of an ongoing infection with EBV. Our results suggest induction of the lymphoma by Epstein-Barr virus.
mesh_terms: D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D002051:Burkitt Lymphoma / Q000382:microbiology*; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D005814:Genes, Viral; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm