Table 2

Overall and type-specific 16/18/6/11 prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) in penile carcinomas by histology subtype

HistologyNo. casesOverall HPV prevalenceWeighted Prevalence (%)*HPV-16 relative contribution†HPV-18 relative contribution†HPV-6/11 relative contribution†
No. positive cases% (95% CI)No. HPV-16 positive cases% (95% CI)No. HPV-18 positive cases% (95% CI)No. HPV-6/11 positive cases% (95% CI)
SCC (unspecified)12 17 18 20 21 22 23 26 27 28 29 30 36 38 39 40 41 54 6167133349.62 (45.7 to 53.4)25175.37 (70.4 to 79.9)4012.01 (8.7 to 15.9)175.10 (3.0 to 8)
Basaloid SCC13 24 25 33 35 36 38 42463576.0 (61.2 to 87.4)2365.71 (47.8 to 80.8)00 (0.0 to 10.0)12.85 (0.0 to 14.9)
Warty SCC13 24 28 31 33 36 37 38563358.9 (44.9 to 71.9)2575.75 (57.7 to 88.9)13.03 (0.0 to 15.7)39.09 (1.9 to 24.3)
Non-keratinising (typical)19 24 31 32 34 351175647.8 (38.5 to 57.2)3867.85 (54.0 to 79.7)814.28 (6.3 to 26.2)916.07 (7.6 to 28.3)
Mixed warty–basaloid2519947.3 (24.4 to 71.1)00.0 (0.0 to 33.6)00.0 (0.0 to 33.6)00.0 (0.0 to 33.6)
Keratinising SCC13 16 19 33 34 35 37 4244819543.5 (38.8 to 48.2)6231.79 (25.3 to 38.8)4121.02 (15.5 to 27.4)2412.30 (8.0 to 17.7)
Other SCC mixed13 24 31 33 35 36 37 42421433.33 (19.5 to 49.5)1162.5 (24.4 to 91.4)112.5 (0.3 to 52.6)00.0 (0.0 to 36.9)
Verrucous13 16 17 19 22 23 31 34 35 36 37 38 42571424.5 (14.1 to 37.7)535.71 (12.7 to 64.8)17.14 (0.1 to 33.8)214.28 (1.7 to 42.8)
Papillary241000.0 (0.0 to 30.8)00.0 (0.0 to 30.8)00.0 (0.0 to 30.8)00.0 (0.0 to 30.8)
Total146668946.99 (44.4 to 49.6)38.941560.23 (56.4 to 63.9)9213.3 (10.9 to 16.1)568.1 (6.2 to 10.4)
  • *See methods for weights applied.

  • †Percentage of all subjects tested for the specific type (may include concomitant infection with other types).

  • SCC, squamous cell carcinoma.