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EBV detection in HIV‐related oral plasmablastic lymphoma
Author(s) -
Ferrazzo KL,
Mesquita RA,
Aburad ATT,
Nunes FD,
De Sousa SOM
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
oral diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.953
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1601-0825
pISSN - 1354-523X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1601-0825.2006.01336.x
Subject(s) - plasmablastic lymphoma , lymphoma , virus , epstein–barr virus , epstein–barr virus infection , polymerase chain reaction , medicine , in situ hybridization , immunohistochemistry , gammaherpesvirinae , neoplasm , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , virology , pathology , herpesviridae , viral disease , immunology , biology , gene , gene expression , biochemistry
Objectives: Plasmablastic lymphoma (PBL) of the oral cavity is an aggressive neoplasm derived from B cell, considered to be the second more common among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)‐associated malignancies. As Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) infection has been associated with this neoplasm, the aim of the present study was to assess the presence of EBV in 11 cases of oral HIV‐related PBL and investigate the controversial issue of the presence of Human herpesvirus‐8 (HHV‐8) in these tumors. Methods: DNA was extracted from nine cases of HIV‐associated oral lymphomas, diagnosed as PBL, and genomic material was amplified by polymerase chain reaction to verify the presence of EBV. In situ hybridization (ISH) for EBV was performed in five cases. Immunohistochemical analysis was conducted to confirm previous diagnosis and verify HHV‐8 infection. Results: The 11 cases had diagnosis confirmed by immunohistochemical analysis. Only nine cases presented an adequate amount of DNA for analysis, and EBV was detected in seven of them. The five cases tested for EBV viral infection by ISH showed positive signals. All 11 cases were negative for HHV‐8. Conclusion: The presence of EBV in all cases studied favors a direct role of this virus in the development of HIV‐related PBL, and this finding could be considered when dealing with HIV patients.