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HPV status and favourable outcome in vulvar squamous cancer.
International journal of cancer - 1 Mar 2017
Wakeham Katie, Kavanagh Kim, Cuschieri Kate, Millan David, Pollock Kevin G, Bell Sarah, Burton Kevin, Reed Nicholas S, Graham Sheila V
Abstract excerpt
It is universally accepted that high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) is the cause of cervical dysplasia and cancer. More recently, it has been shown that HPV is also a marker of clinical outcome in oropharyngeal cancer. However, contemporary information is lacking on both the prevalence of HPV infection in vulvar cancer (VSCC), its precursor lesion, vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (VIN) and the influence of...
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