Human papillomavirus is more common in base of tongue than in mobile tongue cancer and is a favorable prognostic factor in base of tongue cancer patients
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Human Papillomavirus and Tonsillar and Base of Tongue Cancer
In 2007, human papillomavirus (HPV) type 16 was recognized as a risk factor by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, for oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), where tonsillar and base of tongue cancer (TSCC and BOTSCC) dominate. Furthermore, patients with HPV-positive TSCC and BOTSCC, had a much better clinical outcome than those with corresponding HPV-negative cancer and oth...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Cancer
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0020-7136,1097-0215
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.20490