title: [Poorly differentiated prostate cancer may be associated with cytomegalovirus infection in prostatic tissue].
abstract: Polymerase chain-reaction procedure was used to test archival samples of prostate tissue from 90 cancer patients for cytomegalovirus infection detected in 46.7%. The median Gleason score and G-index (TNM classification) were significantly higher in CMV-positive patients (8 and 4, respectively) than those in CMV-negative ones (6 and 2, respectively). A relationship between cytomegalovirus infection and poor prognosis of prostate cancer is suggested.
authors.forename: T T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Andabekov
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Klochkova
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Urbanskiĭ
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Samsonov
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Shkol'nik
authors.forename: V I
authors.initials: VI
authors.lastname: Evtushenko
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Karelin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor