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Relevance of human papilloma virus (HPV) infection to carcinogenesis of oral tongue cancer.
International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery - 1 Jul 2010
Lee S Y, Cho N H, Choi E C, Baek S J, Kim W S, Shin D H, Kim S-H
Abstract excerpt
Human papilloma virus (HPV) infection is controversial as a causative factor in oral tongue cancer. This study aimed to clarify whether HPV directly affects the carcinogenesis and biological behaviour of oral tongue cancer by analyzing HPV prevalence, the physical status of the virus and clinicopathological parameters. Archival tissue was obtained from 36 patients diagnosed with T1 and T2 oral tongue cancer and...
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