Epstein-Barr Virus-associated gastric carcinoma
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Epstein-Barr Virus-associated gastric carcinoma, abbreviated EBVaGC, is a stomach cancer associated with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV).
General
EBV is thought to be associated with approximately 10% of gastric carcinomas.[1][2]
Microscopic
Features:
- Epithelial malignancy with lymphoid stroma.[3]
DDx:
- Poorly differentiated stomach carcinoma.
- Other cancers.
See also
References
- ↑ Iizasa H, Nanbo A, Nishikawa J, Jinushi M, Yoshiyama H (December 2012). "Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)-associated gastric carcinoma". Viruses 4 (12): 3420–39. doi:10.3390/v4123420. PMC 3528272. PMID 23342366. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3528272/.
- ↑ Sun K, Jia K, Lv H, Wang SQ, Wu Y, Lei H, Chen X (2020). "EBV-Positive Gastric Cancer: Current Knowledge and Future Perspectives". Front Oncol 10: 583463. doi:10.3389/fonc.2020.583463. PMC 7769310. PMID 33381453. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7769310/.
- ↑ Yang J, Liu Z, Zeng B, Hu G, Gan R (December 2020). "Epstein-Barr virus-associated gastric cancer: A distinct subtype". Cancer Lett 495: 191–199. doi:10.1016/j.canlet.2020.09.019. PMID 32979463.