• Title of article

    Aetiological parallel between tonsillar and anogenital squamous-cell carcinomas Original Research Article

  • Author/Authors

    Morten Frisch، نويسنده , , Robert J Biggar، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 1999
  • Pages
    2
  • From page
    1442
  • To page
    1443
  • 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.
  • Journal title
    The Lancet
  • Serial Year
    1999
  • Journal title
    The Lancet
  • Record number

    549948