Carcinoma of stomach and breast with lymphoid stroma: localisation of Epstein-Barr virus.

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AIMS: To determine the presence of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) genome in six patients (three with gastric and three with breast carcinoma) with severe small lymphoid cell infiltration. METHODS: The polymerase chain reaction and in situ hybridisation were used to detect EBV genome. The number and distribution of T and B lymphocytes were evaluated by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS: Histologically all of the patients...

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