Human papillomavirus in head and neck cancer: Molecular biology and clinicopathological correlations.

Autor: Zoltán Szentirmay, Károly Pólus, László Tamás, Gabriella Szentkuti, Judit Kurcsics, Erzsébet Csernák, Erika Tóth, Miklós Kásler
Zdroj: Cancer & Metastasis Reviews; Jan2005, Vol. 24 Issue 1, p19-34, 16p
Abstrakt: Abstract Human papillomaviruses are known to cause cancers of the cervix and other anogenital tract sites. Epidemiologic and molecular pathology studies have also suggested that HPV infection may be associated with cancers of the head and neck. Modes of transmission of HPV infection in the head and neck region have not been fully resolved; however, perinatal transmission and an association between sexual behavior and risk for HPV-positive cancers have been presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index