Article
Increasing rates of low-risk human papillomavirus infections in patients with oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma: association with clinical outcomes.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Aug 2013
Lee Li-Ang, Huang Chung-Guei, Tsao Kuo-Chien, Liao Chun-Ta, Kang Chung-Jan, Chang Kei-Ping, Huang Shiang-Fu, Chen I-How, Fang Tuan-Jen, Li Hsueh-Yu, Yang Shu-Li, Lee Li-Yu, Hsueh Chuen, Chen Tse-Ching, Lin Chien-Yu, Fan Kang-Hsing, Wang Hung-Ming, Ng Shu-Hang, Chang Yu-Liang, Lai Chyong-Huey, Shih Shin-Ru, Yen Tzu-Chen
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Although human papillomavirus (HPV) infections have been causally linked to oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), the potential role of low-risk HPV (LR-HPV) types in the pathogenesis of this malignancy remains unclear. OBJECTIVES: We sought to investigate the distribution of HPV genotypes and their prognostic significance in OSCC patients treated by radical surgery, either with or without...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
