Prognostic importance of human papillomavirus type 16 DNA in cervical cancer.

Girardi, F; Fuchs, P; Haas, J · Cancer · 1992

case_series · Level IV

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Abstract

Human papillomavirus (HPV) type 16 DNA is frequent in invasive cervical cancers. Among 43 patients with invasive cervical cancer, HPV-16-positive tumors spread to the parametrial and pelvic lymph nodes significantly more often than did HPV-16-negative tumors (P less than 0.05). Demonstration of HPV-16 DNA in invasive cervical cancers may be an additional prognostic factor for this disease.

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