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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-7-20
pubmed:abstractText
To study the association of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection with anal cancer, we examined tissue specimens from 126 patients with malignant lesions of the anal skin or mucosa. The patients were enrolled in a population-based, case-control study of ano-rectal cancer which is being conducted in the state of Washington and the Province of British Columbia. Histologic sections from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues were tested for the presence of HPV DNA by in situ hybridization with biotin-labelled HPV 6, 11, 16, 18 and 31 DNA probes. HPV DNA sequences were found in tumor tissues from 24 of the 126 subjects (19.0%). When only squamous neoplasms are considered, 23 of 70 subjects (32.9%) had lesions which contained detectable HPV DNA. One HPV-positive patient had a cloacogenic carcinoma that contained regions of squamous differentiation and it was in these squamous cells that HPV DNA was localized. Of the 23 squamous lesions that harbored detectable HPV DNA, 8 contained HPV 6, 10 contained HPV 16, 1 contained HPV 18 and 4 contained an unclassified virus type(s). HPV DNA was found in tissues from 14 patients with carcinoma-in situ and 10 subjects with invasive carcinoma. These results demonstrate that some malignant tumors of the anus, in both men and women, are associated with HPV infection. We conclude that the anal squamous epithelium is another site where infection with the common genital tract HPVs may carry a risk of malignant transformation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0020-7136
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
43
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
N
pubmed:pagination
1042-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-7-24
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:2543642-Adenocarcinoma, pubmed-meshheading:2543642-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:2543642-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:2543642-Anus Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:2543642-Carcinoma, Squamous Cell, pubmed-meshheading:2543642-Carcinoma, Transitional Cell, pubmed-meshheading:2543642-Carcinoma in Situ, pubmed-meshheading:2543642-DNA, Neoplasm, pubmed-meshheading:2543642-DNA, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:2543642-DNA Probes, pubmed-meshheading:2543642-Female, pubmed-meshheading:2543642-Genotype, pubmed-meshheading:2543642-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:2543642-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:2543642-Male, pubmed-meshheading:2543642-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:2543642-Nucleic Acid Hybridization, pubmed-meshheading:2543642-Papillomaviridae, pubmed-meshheading:2543642-Retrospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:2543642-Tumor Virus Infections
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Human papillomavirus infection and anal cancer.
pubmed:affiliation
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Division of Clinical Research, Seattle, WA 98104.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.