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HPV infections and tonsillar carcinoma.
Since human papillomavirus (HPV) was first linked to laryngeal/oral carcinomas in 1983, several studies have confirmed its causal role in a subgroup of upper aerodigestive tract tumours. Of the non-genital cancers, tonsillar carcinomas (TCs) have the strongest association with HPV. By the end of 2002, 432 TCs had been analysed for HPV DNA. Overall detection rate was 51%, with HPV-16 being the m...
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Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) encompasses a multitude of cancer types, arising from the mucosal lining of the oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx, larynx, sinonasal tract, and nasopharynx. Alcohol and tobacco are well-recognized pre-disposing factors for these cancers. Several Nordic countries (Denmark [1], Sweden [2][3], Finland [4]), the United States [5-8] and Australia [9],...
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Canine tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma is an uncommon disease, characterised by rapid growth and aggressive infiltration of the underlying tissues. Primary tonsillar cancer is called TSCC. Whatever the treatment used, it is generally regarded to carry a poor prognosis. The metastatic rate is around 73%, the disease generally spreads to the regional lymph nodes and to the lungs. Treatment appr...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Pathology
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0021-9746
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2003.008656