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| Delgado Ramos,G.M.; Cotter,T.G.; Flor Ramos,L.; Torres Floril,V.; Ramos Martinez,G.A.; Ruiz-Cabezas,J.C.. |
| The relationship between human papillomavirus (HPV) and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma has been established. However, data from Ecuador is limited. The objective of this study was to characterize HPV infection in Ecuadorian patients with tongue cancer. Fifty-three patients with tongue cancer treated at the tertiary referral center Sociedad de Lucha Contra el Cancer (SOLCA), Guayaquil, between 2006 and 2011 were identified. Linear Array® HPV genotyping was used to identify the presence and types of HPV on formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded biopsy samples from these patients with tongue cancer. HPV was identified in 42% (n=22) and high-risk (HR) HPV in 17% (n=9), with 18 different HPV types identified. The most common types were the HR HPV 33 (14%) and... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Human papillomavirus; Oropharyngeal; Oral; Ecuador; Head and neck cancer; Epidemiology. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2018001100609 |
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