[The role of human papillomaviruses (HPV) in upper respiratory tract diseases].
High-risk papillomaviruses (HPVs) are etiologic agents for anogenital tract cancers and have been detected in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas. Still a viral etiology of head and neck cancers had not been established unambiguously. For head and neck cancers two major risk factors (tobacco smoke and alcohol) have been recognised and HPV infection may play a synergistic role in the multifactorial etiology of the tumors. The occurrence rates for HPV DNA in the head and neck cancers varied from one study to another because of technical and demographic variables. The HPV infection in benign head and neck diseases were also presented.
Katedra i Klinika Otolaryngologii AM w Warszawie.
Wanda
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Makowska
D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D027383:Papillomaviridae; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000150:complications*; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000821:virology*; D012142:Respiratory Tract Neoplasms / Q000821:virology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000150:complications*