Commonalities between ENT Specialists and Oral Medicine Experts: Old HPV Diseases and New Oral HPV-Cancer along the Borders

Commonalities between ENT Specialists and Oral Medicine Experts: Old HPV Diseases and New Oral HPV-Cancer along the Borders

A human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is globally one of the most common causes of sexually transmitted infections of the mucous membranes (genital, anal and oral). Over the last decade, an increasing number of young patients have been infected due to the changes in sexual habits in the general pop...

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Main Authors: Giuseppina Campisi, Rodolfo Mauceri, Pietro Tozzo, Vera Panzarella
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Series:Oral
Subjects:
human papillomavirus
HPV
oral mucosa
papilloma
squamous cell carcinoma
oral cancer
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2673-6373/1/2/11
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spelling doaj-30c90d093b174edeab9210c49b863f672021-07-15T15:43:12ZengMDPI AGOral2673-63732021-05-0111110811110.3390/oral1020011Commonalities between ENT Specialists and Oral Medicine Experts: Old HPV Diseases and New Oral HPV-Cancer along the BordersGiuseppina Campisi0Rodolfo Mauceri1Pietro Tozzo2Vera Panzarella3Sector of Oral Medicine, Department Surgical, Oncological and Oral Disciplines (Di.Chir.On.S.), University of Palermo, 90127 Palermo, ItalySector of Oral Medicine, Department Surgical, Oncological and Oral Disciplines (Di.Chir.On.S.), University of Palermo, 90127 Palermo, ItalyU.O.C. of Stomatology, A.O.O.R., Villa Sofia-Cervello of Palermo, 90146 Palermo, ItalySector of Oral Medicine, Department Surgical, Oncological and Oral Disciplines (Di.Chir.On.S.), University of Palermo, 90127 Palermo, ItalyA human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is globally one of the most common causes of sexually transmitted infections of the mucous membranes (genital, anal and oral). Over the last decade, an increasing number of young patients have been infected due to the changes in sexual habits in the general population. The majority of the lesions are benign; however, substantial scientific evidence has suggested a role for the HPV family in the carcinogenesis of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). It is proposed that dentists, in addition to ENT specialists, should apply standardized management protocols in order to construct a well-defined pathway in terms of diagnosis, which is based on a PCR diagnostic technique and the management of those lesions.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-6373/1/2/11human papillomavirusHPVoral mucosapapillomasquamous cell carcinomaoral cancer
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author Giuseppina Campisi
Rodolfo Mauceri
Pietro Tozzo
Vera Panzarella
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Rodolfo Mauceri
Pietro Tozzo
Vera Panzarella
Commonalities between ENT Specialists and Oral Medicine Experts: Old HPV Diseases and New Oral HPV-Cancer along the Borders
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human papillomavirus
HPV
oral mucosa
papilloma
squamous cell carcinoma
oral cancer
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Rodolfo Mauceri
Pietro Tozzo
Vera Panzarella
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title Commonalities between ENT Specialists and Oral Medicine Experts: Old HPV Diseases and New Oral HPV-Cancer along the Borders
title_short Commonalities between ENT Specialists and Oral Medicine Experts: Old HPV Diseases and New Oral HPV-Cancer along the Borders
title_full Commonalities between ENT Specialists and Oral Medicine Experts: Old HPV Diseases and New Oral HPV-Cancer along the Borders
title_fullStr Commonalities between ENT Specialists and Oral Medicine Experts: Old HPV Diseases and New Oral HPV-Cancer along the Borders
title_full_unstemmed Commonalities between ENT Specialists and Oral Medicine Experts: Old HPV Diseases and New Oral HPV-Cancer along the Borders
title_sort commonalities between ent specialists and oral medicine experts: old hpv diseases and new oral hpv-cancer along the borders
publisher MDPI AG
series Oral
issn 2673-6373
publishDate 2021-05-01
description A human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is globally one of the most common causes of sexually transmitted infections of the mucous membranes (genital, anal and oral). Over the last decade, an increasing number of young patients have been infected due to the changes in sexual habits in the general population. The majority of the lesions are benign; however, substantial scientific evidence has suggested a role for the HPV family in the carcinogenesis of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). It is proposed that dentists, in addition to ENT specialists, should apply standardized management protocols in order to construct a well-defined pathway in terms of diagnosis, which is based on a PCR diagnostic technique and the management of those lesions.
topic human papillomavirus
HPV
oral mucosa
papilloma
squamous cell carcinoma
oral cancer
url https://www.mdpi.com/2673-6373/1/2/11
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