Putative Role of Circulating Human Papillomavirus DNA in the Development of Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Middle Rectum: A Case Report

Putative Role of Circulating Human Papillomavirus DNA in the Development of Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Middle Rectum: A Case Report

Here we present the case of a patient affected by rectal squamous cell carcinoma in which we demonstrated the presence of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) by a variety of techniques. Collectively, the virus was detected not only in the tumor but also in some regional lymph nodes and in non-neoplastic muco...

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Main Authors: Maria Raffaella Ambrosio, Remo Vernillo, Sabrina De Carolis, Antonietta Carducci, Lucia Mundo, Alessandro Ginori, Bruno Jim Rocca, Valerio Nardone, Alessandra Lucenti Fei, Tommaso Carfagno, Stefano Lazzi, Monica Cricca, Piero Tosi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
circulating HPV
immune evasion
exosomes
middle rectum
cancer
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2019.00093/full

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