GENERAL ANALYSIS ON THE INVOLVEMENT OF HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUSES IN THE ETIOPATHOGENESIS OF CUTANEOUS TUMOURS
Abstract:
The worldwide incidence of skin cancer has dramatically increased. The genetic, hormonal and environmental factors are involved in the development of skin cancer. Recently, human papillomaviruses are considered to play an important part in skin cancer etiopathogeny. Human papillomaviruses produce epithelial tumours of skin and mucous membranes. The number of patients identified with human papillomaviruses (HPV) has increased dramatically in the last 20 years due to the high awareness of the various clinical manifestations caused by HPV and due to the increased use of HPV DNA testing. The purpose of this work is to present the recent HPV data and the possible relationship between HPV and skin cancer.
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