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Detection of human papillomavirus in organs of upper genital tract in women with cervical cancer.
International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society - 1 Jan 2000
Giordano G, D'Adda T, Gnetti L, Froio E, Merisio C, Melpignano M
Abstract excerpt
In this study, we evaluated the presence of human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA in organs of the female upper genital tract, using nine hysterectomy and salpingo-oophorectomy specimens affected by HPV-positive invasive cervical carcinomas, to establish if cervical HPV infection can spread to upper tracts of the female genital system. HPV DNA was evaluated by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in all cervical carcinomas...
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