Article
Age-related distribution of uncommon HPV genotypes in cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 3.
Gynecologic oncology - 1 Jun 2021
Giannella Luca, Giorgi Rossi Paolo, Delli Carpini Giovanni, Di Giuseppe Jacopo, Bogani Giorgio, Gardella Barbara, Monti Ermelinda, Liverani Carlo Antonio, Ghelardi Alessandro, Insinga Salvatore, Raspagliesi Francesco, Spinillo Arsenio, Vercellini Paolo, Roncella Elena, Ciavattini Andrea
Abstract excerpt
AIM: Cervical cancer prevention guidelines include Human Papillomavirus (HPV) test, cytology, and HPV-16/18 typing for triage to determine the risk of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) grade 3 as the best proxy of cervical cancer risk. In doing that, they do not consider how age can modify the type-specific risk of CIN3. The present study aimed to evaluate the age-related distribution of HPV genotypes...
Topics
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Early Detection of Cancer
- Female
- Genotype
- Human papillomavirus 16
- Human papillomavirus 18
- Humans
- Italy
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasm Grading
- Papillomavirus Infections