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ArticleInfectious agents and cancer2020

Prevalence and association of Epstein-Barr virus infection with sinonasal inverted papilloma and sinonasal squamous cell carcinoma in the northeastern Thai population.

Thawaree Nukpook, Tipaya Ekalaksananan, Watchareporn Teeramatwanich, Natcha Patarapadungkit, Surachat Chaiwiriyakul, Patravoot Vatanasapt, Sirinart Aromseree, Chamsai Pientong

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Article in Infectious agents and cancer, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Etiology of sinonasal inverted papilloma: An update.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2022
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  7. [Clinical and imaging features of sinonasal oncocytic papilloma].Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery · 2021
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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Thawaree NukpookDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
Tipaya EkalaksanananDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
Watchareporn TeeramatwanichHPV & EBV and Carcinogenesis Research Group, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
Natcha PatarapadungkitHPV & EBV and Carcinogenesis Research Group, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
Surachat ChaiwiriyakulDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
Patravoot VatanasaptHPV & EBV and Carcinogenesis Research Group, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
Sirinart AromsereeDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
Chamsai PientongDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.ORCID 0000-0003-2797-043X
Khon Kaen University · TH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsSinonasal inverted papillomas (SIP) and sinonasal squamous cell carcinomas (SNSCC) are sinonasal tumors with unclear etiology and pathogenesis. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) has been detected in these tumors but information concerning their association is still limited. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence in, and association of EBV infection with SIP and SNSCC in northeastern Thailand.

methodsDNA was extracted from 226 formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues including 80 nasal polyps (NP; the control group), 64 SIP and 82 SNSCC samples. Presence of EBV in these tissues was investigated using real-time PCR and their localization within tissues was confirmed using in situ hybridization (ISH). Characteristics of patients and the association of EBV prevalence with sinonasal tumors were analyzed.

resultsSIP and SNSCC were frequently found in people aged > 50 years and more often in males than in females (3:1 ratio). EBV infection was detected in 33.75, 64.06 and 37.80% of NP, SIP and SNSCC tissues, respectively, by real-time PCR. There was a statistically significant association between EBV infection and SIP (odds ratio [OR] = 3.52). This was not the case for SNSCC when compared to the NP group (OR = 1.83). Interestingly, EBV infection tended to be associated with inflammation and dysplasia in SIP. In SNSCC, EBV was mostly found in samples with undifferentiated or poorly differentiated cell types as well as in recurrent cases and lymph-node metastasis. Using ISH, EBV was detected only in infiltrating lymphocytes within the tumor stroma, not in the tumor epithelial cells.

conclusionsInfiltrating lymphocytes containing EBV in the tumor microenvironment might enhance tumorigenesis of SIP and SNSCC. The mechanism by which EBV promotes development of SIP and SNSCC needs to be elucidated in the future.

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Epstein-Barr virusInflammationSinonasal inverted papillomaSinonasal squamous cell carcinoma

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