Abstract
Patients with human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated anogenital cancers had a 4.3-fold increased risk of tonsillar squamous-cell carcinoma. These cancer types also have histopathological and molecular biological similarities. Thus HPV may be aetiologically important in tonsillar carcinogenesis.
Publication types
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Letter
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Anus Neoplasms / epidemiology
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Anus Neoplasms / virology*
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Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / epidemiology
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Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / virology*
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Humans
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Male
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Papillomaviridae*
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Papillomavirus Infections / complications*
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Risk
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Tonsillar Neoplasms / epidemiology
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Tonsillar Neoplasms / virology*
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Tumor Virus Infections / complications*
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Urogenital Neoplasms / epidemiology
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Urogenital Neoplasms / virology*