title: Human papillomavirus (HPV) in oral squamous cell papillomas.
abstract: One hundred and forty oral squamous cell papillomas (SCPs) were subjected to immunocytochemical staining for papillomavirus antigen using the immunoperoxidase-PAP method 41% of the oral squamous papillomas showed positive intranuclear staining, 50% were negative and the remaining 9% showed both intranuclear and cytoplasmic staining. In view of these findings it is suggested that a review of the etiology of lesions diagnosed as oral SCPs should be considered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Stellenbosch, Tygerberg, South Africa.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Padayachee
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Van Wyk
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000382:microbiology*; D010212:Papilloma / Q000382:microbiology*; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000382:microbiology