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Urethral cancer may be caused by an infection of [[human papillomavirus]]. | [[Urethral cancer]] may be caused by an [[infection]] of [[human papillomavirus]]. | ||
==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Urethral cancer may be caused by an infection of human papillomavirus.
Causes
Urethral cancers appear to be associated with infection with human papillomavirus (HPV), particularly HPV16, a strain of HPV known to be causative for cervical cancer.[1] [2]
References
- ↑ Wiener JS, Liu ET, Walther PJ (1992). "Oncogenic human papillomavirus type 16 is associated with squamous cell cancer of the male urethra". Cancer Res. 52 (18): 5018–23. PMID 1325290.
- ↑ Wiener JS, Walther PJ (1994). "A high association of oncogenic human papillomaviruses with carcinomas of the female urethra: polymerase chain reaction-based analysis of multiple histological types". J Urol. 151 (1): 49–53. PMID 8254831.