Chronic Inflammation-Related HPV: A Driving Force Speeds Oropharyngeal Carcinogenesis.

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Title: Chronic Inflammation-Related HPV: A Driving Force Speeds Oropharyngeal Carcinogenesis.
Authors: Xin Liu, Xiangrui Ma, Zhengge Lei, Hao Feng, Shasha Wang, Xiao Cen, Shiyu Gao, Yaping Jiang, Jian Jiang, Qianming Chen, Yajie Tang, Yaling Tang, Xinhua Liang
Source: PLoS ONE, Vol 10, Iss 7, p e0133681 (2015)
Publisher Information: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015.
Publication Year: 2015
Collection: LCC:Medicine
LCC:Science
Subject Terms: Medicine, Science
More Details: Oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) has been known to be a highly aggressive disease associated with human papilloma virus (HPV) infection. To investigate the relationship between HPV and chronic inflammation in oropharyngeal carcinogenesis, we collected 140 oral mucous fresh specimens including 50 OPSCC patients, 50 cancer in situ, 30 precancerous lesions, and 10 normal oral mucous. Our data demonstrated that there was a significantly higher proportion of severe chronic inflammation in dysplastic epithelia in comparison with that in normal tissues (P
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 1932-6203
Relation: http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4507986?pdf=render; https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0133681
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/d78e3a7afa434c8dbc64e7cae5298f83
Accession Number: edsdoj.78e3a7afa434c8dbc64e7cae5298f83
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:19326203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0133681
Published in:PLoS ONE
Language:English