A Review of Viral-Related Malignancies and the Associated Imaging Findings

AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2020 Jan;214(1):W1-W10. doi: 10.2214/AJR.19.21357. Epub 2019 Oct 8.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE. Imaging plays an important role in the diagnosis and staging of malignancies. Many common lymphoproliferative and other solid tumor malignancies can be viral-related. CONCLUSION. This review discusses the imaging findings that can be associated with common viral-induced malignancies. Knowledge of these imaging presentations can help narrow the differential diagnosis to reach a specific diagnosis through a precise workup and proper management.

Keywords: cancer; oncogenic viruses; radiologic-pathologic correlation.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anus Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Anus Neoplasms / virology
  • Burkitt Lymphoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Burkitt Lymphoma / virology
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / diagnostic imaging
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / virology
  • Female
  • Hodgkin Disease / diagnostic imaging
  • Hodgkin Disease / virology
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Liver Neoplasms / virology
  • Male
  • Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Neoplasms / virology*
  • Oropharyngeal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Oropharyngeal Neoplasms / virology
  • Penile Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Penile Neoplasms / virology
  • Sarcoma, Kaposi / diagnostic imaging
  • Sarcoma, Kaposi / virology
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / virology
  • Virus Diseases / complications*