title: Epstein-Barr virus infection and response to radiotherapy in squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity.
abstract: We have retrospectively investigated the presence of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) DNA in 45 cases of squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) of the oral cavity using polymerase chain reaction (PCR). We analyzed the association between EBV infection and the clinicopathological characteristics, tumor response to radiotherapy, or prognosis to determine the clinical significance of EBV. EBV DNA was detected in 29 cases (64.4%) of SCCs. No significant differences were observed between the presence or absence of EBV. Our results indicate that EBV infection is not related to tumor response to radiotherapy, or the prognosis of the patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Osaka University Faculty of Dentistry, Suita-city, Japan. tmaeda@radiol.dent.osaka-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hiranuma
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsumura
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Furukawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fuchihata
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000821:virology; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000150:complications*; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000821:virology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral