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Title: Presence of human papillomavirus-18 and Epstein-Barr virus in a squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue in a 20-year-old patient. Case report and review of the current literature. Author: Hermann RM, Füzesi L, Pradier O, Christiansen H, Schmidberger H. Journal: Cancer Radiother; 2004 Aug; 8(4):262-5. PubMed ID: 15450520. Abstract: We report on a squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue in a 20-year-old woman with co-infection of the tumor with human papilloma virus type 18 and Epstein-Barr virus. To our knowledge, this is the first case of co-infection in carcinoma of the tongue to be reported. We review the present data and theories concerning viral oncogenesis of oral carcinomas.[Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]