Open AccessEpstein–Barr Virus and Human Herpes Virus-8 are not Associated with Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma
Author(s) -
Román Carlos,
Lester D.�R. Thompson,
Ana Carolietto,
Luiz Gustavo Garcia Santos Pimenta,
Jeane de Fátima Correia-Silva,
Carolina Cavaliéri Gomes,
Ricardo Santiago Gomez
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
head and neck pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.801
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1936-0568
pISSN - 1936-055X
DOI - 10.1007/s12105-008-0069-y
Subject(s) - juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma , angiofibroma , pathology , virus , immunostaining , lesion , herpes simplex virus , epstein–barr virus , herpesviridae , immunohistochemistry , nasopharyngeal carcinoma , medicine , etiology , biology , virology , viral disease , radiation therapy , radiology
Nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (also known as juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma) is a rare fibroblastic tumor with a vascular component that occurs in the nasopharynx and posterolateral nasal wall of adolescent boys. The etiology of nasopharyngeal angiofibroma remains elusive. This investigation was undertaken to determine if human herpes simplex virus-8 and Epstein-Barr virus are possible etiologic viruses and to determine if they have any association with the age of the patient and/or the proliferative state of the lesion.