Helicobacter pylori in Tonsillar and adenoid tissue and its possible role in oropharyngeal carcinogenesis

Folia Biologica

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 33-39

  Lukeš, Petr ^a   Astl, J ^a   Pavlik E ^a   Potuznikova B ^a   Sterz I ^a   Betka, J ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CARCINOGENESIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHOID TISSUE; MOUTH CAVITY; NONHUMAN; OROPHARYNX CANCER; OROPHARYNX CARCINOMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TONSIL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 44649183568     PISSN: 00155500     EISSN: 25337602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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