Volume 16, Number 11—November 2010
Research
Lymphotropism of Merkel Cell Polyomavirus Infection, Nova Scotia, Canada
Sonia Toracchio, Annette Foyle, Vojtech Sroller1, Jon A. Reed, Jun Wu, Claudia A. Kozinetz, and Janet S. Butel
Table 1
MCPyV DNA from lymphoid and nonlymphoid samples, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and from MCC tissues, Houston, Texas, USA, 1994–2008*
| Type of specimen | No. samples tested | No. (%) MCPyV positive |
|---|---|---|
| Frozen samples from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | ||
| Malignant lymphomas | 196 | 13 (6.6) |
| Benign lymph nodes | 110 | 11 (10.0) |
| Lymph nodes with non-MCC metastatic cancer | 27 | 0 |
| Other inflammatory tissues | 7 | 0 |
| Other neoplastic non-MCC tissues | 13 | 0 |
| Totals |
353 |
24 (6.8) |
| Fixed tissues from Houston, Texas, USA | ||
| MCC | 4 | 2 (50.0) |
| Melanoma | 4 | 0 |
*MCPyV, Merkel cell polyomavirus; MCC, Merkel cell carcinoma.
