A case of squamous cell carcinoma of the lung misdiagnosed as tuberculosis. Is HPV infected by oral sex the causative agent?

• Main Authors: Rongmei Liu (Author), Zhuoran Wu (Author), Shanshan Li (Author), Zizheng Lv (Author), Yufei Wang (Author), Mengqiu Gao (Author), Yu Pang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The integration of high-risk human papilloma virus (HPV) DNA into the human genome has been implicated in cervical carcinogenesis and head and neck squamous cell cancer. However, its role in lung squamous cell carcinoma is not well understood. In addition, tuberculosis (TB) and l...