Presence and activity of HPV in primary lung cancer.
Talita Helena Araujo de OliveiraCarolina Medeiros do AmaralBianca de França São MarcosKamylla Conceição Gomes NascimentoAna Carine de Miranda RiosDafne Carolina Alves QuixabeiraMaria Tereza Cartaxo MunizJacinto da Costa Silva NetoAntonio Carlos DE FreitasPublished in: Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology (2018)
Our results suggest that the lung tumor patients have high prevalence of HPV and the virus is not only present but also active in tumor cells. Therefore, the HPV is probably playing a role in lung carcinogenesis.