The role of human papilloma virus infection in the etiology of oropharyngeal carcinoma

Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 212-216

  Puscas, Liana ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Human papilloma virus; Oropharyngeal carcinoma; Review; Squamous cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CIGARETTE SMOKING; HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; OROPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; VIRUS INFECTION; WART VIRUS;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; HUMANS; OROPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS;

EID: 22344434647     PISSN: 10689508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.moo.0000170524.74264.b1     Document Type: Review

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