Characteristics and prognostic implications of high-risk HPV-associated hypopharyngeal cancers.

BACKGROUND: High-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) is an oncogenic virus that causes oropharyngeal cancers, and it has a favorable outcome after the treatment. Unlike in oropharyngeal cancer, the prevalence and role of high-risk HPV in the etiology of hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (HPSCC) is...

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Main Authors: Young-Hoon Joo, Youn-Soo Lee, Kwang-Jae Cho, Jun-Ook Park, In-Chul Nam, Chung-Soo Kim, Sang-Yeon Kim, Min-Sik Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3823884?pdf=render