Open AccessPrevalencia de infección por virus del papiloma humano en carcinoma espinocelular de cavidad oral, orofaringe y laringe
Author(s) -
Vicente José Villagómez-Ortíz,
Diana Estela Paz-Delgadillo,
Iván Alberto Marino-Martínez,
Luis Ángel Ceseñas-Falcón,
Anabel Sandoval-de la Fuente,
Alfonso Reyes-Escobedo
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
cirugía y cirujanos
Language(s) - Spanish
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2444-054X
pISSN - 0009-7411
DOI - 10.1016/j.circir.2016.01.006
Subject(s) - medicine , gynecology
Cancer of the head and neck comprises a group of neoplasms that share a similar anatomical origin. Most originate from the epithelium of the aerodigestive tract and 90% correspond to squamous cell carcinoma. In the last 15 years, an increase in the incidence of squamous cell carcinoma induced by human papillomavirus (HPV) has been seen, mainly types 16 and 18, which are the most frequent found in cancers of the oral cavity and oropharynx, and types 6 and 11 in laryngeal cancer. There are reports in the literature that show HPV as the leading cause of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma.