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Commonalities between ENT Specialists and Oral Medicine Experts: Old HPV Diseases and New Oral HPV-Cancer along the Borders

Vera PanzarellaP TozzoGiuseppina CampisiRodolfo Mauceri

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squamous cell carcinomaHPV DiseasesHPVmedicine.medical_specialtyPopulationENT Specialists03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineOral HPV-CancerOral Medicine ExpertsMedicineSex organOral hpvOral mucosaHuman papillomavirushuman papillomaviruseducationeducation.field_of_studyoral mucosabusiness.industryCancerRK1-715030206 dentistryoral cancermedicine.diseaseDermatologypapillomamedicine.anatomical_structureDentistry030220 oncology & carcinogenesisPapillomabusinessOral medicine

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A human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is globally one of the most common causes of sexually transmitted infections of the mucous membranes (genital, anal and oral). Over the last decade, an increasing number of young patients have been infected due to the changes in sexual habits in the general population. The majority of the lesions are benign; however, substantial scientific evidence has suggested a role for the HPV family in the carcinogenesis of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). It is proposed that dentists, in addition to ENT specialists, should apply standardized management protocols in order to construct a well-defined pathway in terms of diagnosis, which is based on a PCR diagnostic technique and the management of those lesions.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2021-05-01Oral
https://doi.org/10.3390/oral1020011