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RNAscope for In situ Detection of Transcriptionally Active Human Papillomavirus in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Published on: March 11, 2014
[Oral and cervical lesions associated with human papillomavirus]
Giuseppe Alessandro Scardina1, Teresa Pisano, Pietro Messina
1Dipartimento di Scienze Stomatologiche G. Messina, Università, Palermo. scardina.@odonto.unipa.it
Abstract:
The aim of this review is to carry out a quick excursus on the epidemiological and clinical aspect of oral and cervical lesions induced by human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and on the way this virus is transmitted. HPV infection is transmitted above all through vaginal or anal sexual relations with partners carrying the virus. Also other types of sexual relations, such as oral sex, can be a vehicle of transmission, though much more rarely. In literature there is not enough data proving that oral-genital contact can really be a vehicle of transmission for human papillomavirus. It can be concluded, therefore, that evidences in further studies with a large sample group of patients who practise oral sex on HPV-positive subjects are necessaries.
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