Abstract
3/2017
vol. 33
Case report
Four cancers related to HPV 16 infection in a 34-year-old woman
- Department of Radiotherapy, Holycross Cancer Center, Kielce, Poland
- Department of Pathology, Holycross Cancer Center, Kielce, Poland
- Department of Oncological Ginecology, Holycross Cancer Center, Kielce, Poland
- Clinical Oncology Clinic, Holycross Cancer Center, Kielce, Poland
- Prevention Department and Tumor Epidemiology, Institute of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Jan Kochanowski University, Kielce, Poland
Medical Studies/Studia Medyczne 2017; 33 (3): 232–234
Online publish date: 2017/09/30
Human papilloma viruses are widespread among people. Two hundred subtypes of these viruses have been described. Most of the infections are not clinically relevant. Long-term infection by some high sub-type of human papilloma virus, however, can lead to pre-invasive and invasive cancers of urogenital organs, head and neck region, and skin. The paper presents the case of 34-year-old woman in whom four cancers associated with infection with human papilloma virus subtype 16 were diagnosed. The patient was treated with surgery and radiotherapy for cancers of the vulva, the perianal area, fingers, and cervix. This paper describes the course and outcome of the treatment.
Keywords
surgery, radiotherapy, squamous cell carcinoma, human papilloma virus
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