Article
HPV DNA presence and HPV genotypes as prognostic factors in low-stage squamous cell cervical cancer.
Gynecologic oncology - 1 Mar 1993
van Bommel P F, van den Brule A J, Helmerhorst T J, Gallee M P, Gaarenstroom K N, Walboomers J M, Meijer C J, Kenemans P
Abstract excerpt
Sixty-four patients with FIGO stages IB and IIA squamous cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix were studied to assess the prognostic potential of the presence of HPV DNA and HPV genotypes in the tumor, as detected by a general primer-mediated polymerase chain reaction followed by a type-specific P...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Biomarkers, Tumor
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
- DNA, Viral
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Genotype
- Humans
- Lymphatic Metastasis
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
- Papillomaviridae
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Prevalence
- Prognosis
- Survival Analysis
- Tumor Virus Infections