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Total Authors: 3
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| Affiliation: | [1] Inst Canc Estado Sao Paulo, Ctr Invest Translac Oncol, Lab Biol Mol, BR-01246000 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Med, Dept Radiol & Oncol, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[3] Santa Casa de Misericordia Sao Paulo, Inst HPV, Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 3
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research; v. 46, n. 3, p. 217-226, 2013-03-15. |
| Abstract | |
Human papillomavirus (HPV)-related head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is considered to be a distinct clinical entity with better prognosis than the classical tobacco- and alcohol-associated tumors. The increasing incidence of this neoplasia during the last decades highlights the need to better understand the role of HPV in the development of these cancers. Although the proportion of HNSCC attributed to HPV varies considerably according to anatomical site, overall approximately 25% of all HNSCC are HPV-DNA positive, and HPV-16 is by far the most prevalent type. In this review we discuss the existing evidence for a causal association between HPV infection and HNSCC at diverse anatomical head and neck subsites. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 12/01513-9 - HPV Diversity and Cancer Risk |
| Grantee: | Julio Cesar Betiol |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |
| FAPESP's process: | 11/09616-9 - HPV diversity and cancer risk |
| Grantee: | Luisa Lina Villa |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |