Impact of HPV infection on the development of head and neck cancer

Impact of HPV infection on the development of head and neck cancer

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 highlight...

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Main Authors: J. Betiol, L.L. Villa, L. Sichero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2013-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Subjects:
Human papillomavirus
Oncogenic potential
Head and neck cancer
Viral prevalence
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2013000300217&lng=en&tlng=en

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