High incidence of HPV infection in minors with oral squamous cell carcinoma

• Main Authors: Ningxiang Wu (Author), Yonghui Li (Author), Xiaokun Ma (Author), Zhen Huang (Author), Zhuoxuan Chen (Author), Weihua Chen (Author), Ran Zhang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Oral squamous cell carcinoma in minors is considered to be a distinct entity from OSCC in older patients, with an uncertain etiology. Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection may trigger the initiation and promote the progression of OSCC, but these roles have not been firmly establis...