Article
Human papillomavirus infection in lung and esophageal cancers: analysis of 485 Asian cases.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Aug 2011
Goto Akiteru, Li Chih-Ping, Ota Satoshi, Niki Toshiro, Ohtsuki Yuji, Kitajima Shinichi, Yonezawa Suguru, Koriyama Chihaya, Akiba Suminori, Uchima Hisataka, Lin Yueh-Min, Yeh Kun-Tu, Koh Jae-Soo, Kim Chul-Woo, Kwon Kun-Yong, Nga Min En, Fukayama Masashi
Abstract excerpt
The role of human papillomavirus (HPV) in the development of lung and esophageal cancer remains inconclusive, which is in contrast to the established role HPV plays in the development of uterine cervical cancer. One of the reasons for this is the difference among reported HPV infection rates in these cancers. An analysis of 485 lung and esophageal cancers (176 lung squamous cell carcinoma, 128 lung...
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