title: Survey of histologic specimens of human cancer for human papillomavirus types 6/11/16/18 by filter in situ hybridization.
abstract: Histologic specimens (317) of genital and nongenital cancers and normal tissue were analyzed for the presence of the DNA of human papillomavirus (HPV) 6, 11, 16, and 18 by filter in situ hybridization performed on paraffin-embedded, formalin-fixed tissue (HISTOFISH). HPV DNA was found in 73 of 172 (42%) anogenital lesions and 17 of 116 (15%) nonanogenital carcinomas. No HPV DNA was found in normal mouse skin (five samples), human autopsy liver (two samples), or kidney (eight samples), or in carcinomas of the breast (three samples), bladder (five samples), or colon (nine samples). Of the nongenital tumors, HPV DNA was found in the carcinomas of the lung (2 of 5), anus (7 of 18), esophagus (9 of 39), buccal cavity (1 of 5), and larynx (5 of 50). HPV DNA was also detected in 2 of 11 histologically normal specimens of the cervix and 1 of 3 human skin lesions. The detection of HPV DNA in carcinomas of the lung, larynx, and esophagus as well as in the anogenital region confirms recent suggestions that HPV types 6, 11, 16, and 18 have a wider association with different types of cancer than previously believed. The study also shows that HISTOFISH is a useful method for detecting HPV-DNA in histologic specimens.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of Western Australia, Nedlands.
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Kulski
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Demeter
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mutavdzic
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Sterrett
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Pixley
mesh_terms: D001005:Anus Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006652:Histological Techniques; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010412:Penile Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D014846:Vulvar Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral