Warts: benign or malignant?
The number of identifiable types of human papillomavirus (HPV), based on deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sequence, has steadily increased in recent years. Although at one time verruca vulgaris was considered a benign reactive proliferation, current evidence submits that this is not the case; some types of HPV are malignant.
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Indiana University School of Medicine.
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D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005385:Fingers; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014860:Warts / Q000473:pathology*