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Human papillomavirus 52 positive squamous cell carcinoma of the conjunctiva.
Indian journal of ophthalmology - 1 Feb 2015
Salceanu Silvia Olivia, Constantin Catalin, Cijevschi Ion, Ursu Ramona Gabriela, Grigorovici Mirela, Iancu Luminita Smaranda
Abstract excerpt
Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is strongly associated with several human cancers; the most known genotypes involved being HPV 16 and HPV 18. We report the detection of HPV 52 in a sample taken from a 47-year-old patient with squamous cell carcinoma of the conjunctiva of the left eye. The method used for the detection of HPV was real time polymerase chain reaction. The evolution was favorable after surgical...
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