Association between human papillomavirus (HPV) and the oral squamous cell carcinoma: a systematic review

The human papillomavirus (HPV) is an epitheliotropic agent whose high-risk genotypes have a well-established link with the development of cervical cancer. Although the relation of HPV to the oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) has been studied since the beginning of the 1980s, its role in the oral c...

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Main Authors: Marcos Antonio Pereira de Lima, Cláudio Gleidiston Lima da Silva, Silvia Helena Barem Rabenhorst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica 2014-02-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-24442014000100075&lng=en&tlng=en