title: Possible role of EBV in breast cancer and other unusually EBV-associated cancers.
abstract: Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) a ubiquitous gamma herpesvirus persists for life, generally without health consequences. However, it is associated with several well-recognized malignancies, such as Burkitt's lymphoma and nasopharyngeal carcinoma. A growing list of malignancies has been proposed to be EBV-associated: most of which are consistently EBV-positive whereas others show inconsistent results. The possible contribution of EBV to the development and/or progression of different "non-classical" tumors is discussed in terms of putative "non-traditional'' infection in EBV-related tumors.
authors.affiliation: INSERM-Université Paris Sud U1014, Hôpital Paul Brousse, 14 rue Paul Vaillant Couturier, Villejuif Cedex, France.
authors.forename: Aurélie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hippocrate
authors.forename: Lassad
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Oussaief
authors.forename: Irène
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Joab
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000821:virology*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000821:virology; D018450:Disease Progression; D020031:Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000821:virology*; D018190:Neoplasm, Lymphatic Tissue / Q000150:complications / Q000821:virology*; D008954:Models, Biological; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000821:virology; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000821:virology; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000821:virology