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Oral HPV infection and persistence in patients with head and neck cancer.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology - 1 Oct 2013
Morbini Patrizia, Dal Bello Barbara, Alberizzi Paola, Mannarini Laura, Mevio Niccolò, Garotta Matteo, Mura Federica, Tinelli Carmine, Bertino Giulia, Benazzo Marco
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the presence and persistence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in the oral mucosa of patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), and its correlation with prognosis. STUDY DESIGN: HPV infection was characterized in tumors and pre and posttreatment oral scrapings in 51 patients with HNSCC and matched controls using the SPF10 LiPA Extra assay. p16INK4A immunostain and...
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