Prevalence of high-risk human papillomavirus and its genotype distribution in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas

Background High-risk (HR) human papillomavirus (HPV) is found in a subset of head and neck (HN) squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs). For oropharyngeal SCCs, HR HPV positivity is known to be associated with good prognosis, and a separate staging system for HPV-associated carcinomas using p16 immunohistoc...

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Main Authors: Yuil Kim, Young-Hoon Joo, Min-Sik Kim, Youn Soo Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Pathologists & the Korean Society for Cytopathology 2020-09-01
Series:Journal of Pathology and Translational Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.jpatholtm.org/upload/pdf/jptm-2020-06-22.pdf