The detection rate of human papillomavirus in well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma and keratoacanthoma: is there new evidence for a viral pathogenesis of keratoacanthoma?

Br J Dermatol. 2019 Dec;181(6):1309-1311. doi: 10.1111/bjd.18212. Epub 2019 Aug 13.

Authors

C Conforti¹, F Paolini², A Venuti², C Dianzani³, I Zalaudek¹

Affiliations

¹ Dermatology Clinic, Maggiore Hospital, Piazza dell'Ospitale 1, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
² HPV-Unit, Unità Operativa Semplice Dipartimentale (UOSD) Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy.
³ Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Cosmetic Surgery, Campus Bio-Medico University Hospital, Rome, Italy.

PMID: 31175661
DOI: 10.1111/bjd.18212

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Alphapapillomavirus / isolation & purification*
Alphapapillomavirus / pathogenicity
Carcinogenesis / pathology
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / pathology
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / virology*
Female
Humans
Keratoacanthoma / pathology
Keratoacanthoma / virology*
Male
Middle Aged
Papillomavirus Infections / pathology*
Papillomavirus Infections / virology
Pilot Projects
Retrospective Studies
Skin / pathology
Skin / virology
Skin Neoplasms / pathology
Skin Neoplasms / virology*

Grants and funding

L.R. 13/08/Regione Lazio-Lazio Innova/International