Aetiological parallel between tonsillar and anogenital squamous-cell carcinomas.
case_control · Level III
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Abstract
Patients with human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated anogenital cancers had a 4.3-fold increased risk of tonsillar squamous-cell carcinoma. These cancer types also have histopathological and molecular biological similarities. Thus HPV may be aetiologically important in tonsillar carcinogenesis.
Medical subject headings
- Anus Neoplasms
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
- Papillomaviridae
- Papillomavirus Infections
- Tonsillar Neoplasms
- Tumor Virus Infections
- Urogenital Neoplasms