Role of human papillomavirus infection in the etiology of vulvar cancer in Italian women

Role of human papillomavirus infection in the etiology of vulvar cancer in Italian women

Abstract Background Vulvar squamous cell carcinoma (VSCC) is a rare malignancy of the female genital tract. We aimed to determine the mucosal high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV)-attributable fraction of VSCCs from Italian women using multiple markers of viral infections. Methods VSCCs and 8 metasta...

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Main Authors: Mario Preti, John Charles Rotondo, Dana Holzinger, Leonardo Micheletti, Niccolò Gallio, Sandrine McKay-Chopin, Christine Carreira, Sebastiana Silvana Privitera, Reiko Watanabe, Ruediger Ridder, Michael Pawlita, Chiara Benedetto, Massimo Tommasino, Tarik Gheit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:Infectious Agents and Cancer
Subjects:
Cancer
Human papillomavirus
Lymph node metastatic tissues
Vulvar squamous cell carcinoma
Multiple markers of viral infections
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13027-020-00286-8

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