Open AccessAssesment of Correlation of Herpes Simplex Virus-1 with Oral Cancer and Precancer- A Comparative Study
Author(s) -
Mayuri Jain
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/18593.8229
Subject(s) - medicine , cancer , herpes simplex virus , antibody , etiology , hsl and hsv , dermatology , oncology , immunology , virus
Most common malignant neoplasm in the oral cavity is squamous cell carcinoma. Herpes simplex virus (HSV) may enhance the development of oral carcinoma in individuals who are already at increased risk of the disease because of tobacco consumption and cigarette smoking and so must be considered as a possible etiologic agent in oral cancer and precancer.