Prevalence of HIV seropositivity among patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the conjunctiva

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 150-153

  Osahon, Adesuwa I ^a   Ukponmwan, Catherine U ^a   Uhunmwangho, Odarosa M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Conjunctiva; HIV; Squamous cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

MITOMYCIN C;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJUNCTIVA CARCINOMA; CONJUNCTIVAL BIOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOTHERAPY; CYTOREDUCTIVE SURGERY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; ENUCLEATION; EYE CANCER; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; NIGERIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT CANCER; SEROPREVALENCE; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; VISUAL ACUITY; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; COMPLICATION; CONJUNCTIVAL NEOPLASMS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CONJUNCTIVAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952423933     PISSN: 22211691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2221-1691(11)60015-4     Document Type: Article

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