Open AccessPrevalence of oropharynx cancer caused by HPV compared with genital cancer
Author(s) -
Rafaela Guimarães Resende,
Fernanda Garcia Krinski,
Allan Fernando Giovanini
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
rsbo./rsbo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1984-5685
pISSN - 1806-7727
DOI - 10.21726/rsbo.v14i4.669
Subject(s) - medicine , cervical cancer , cancer , sex organ , esophageal cancer , penile cancer , gynecology , carcinoma , oncology , obstetrics , biology , genetics
For a long time, the literature has established that HPV may be associated to pharynx cancer. Objective: To verify the number of publications in three different databases on the prevalence of oral, esophageal, penile, and cervical-vaginal cancer associated with HPV. Material and methods: The publications were verified in Pubmed, Lilacs, and Bireme databases; the keywords “mouth cancer”, “esophageal cancer”, “penile cancer”, and “cervical vaginal cancer” were associated with HPV. Data were tabulated in absolute numbers. Results: In all databases, the number of cervical carcinoma was much larger than that of other cancers. Conclusion: The number of cervical cancer was the most found associated with HPV because of the histological and specific functional conditions of this site.