HEAD NECK
ORAL CAVITY AND TONGUE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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HPV
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EBV
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HBV
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HIV
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Detailed explanation-1: -The healthy adult population shows a prevalence for any HPV type of 2–8% in the oral cavity, with HPV16 being the most commonly identified type.
Detailed explanation-2: -The most frequent subtype of oral HPV is HPV-16. HPV-16 is considered a high-risk type. Oropharyngeal cancer is rare. Approximately 1 percent of people have HPV-16.
Detailed explanation-3: -Various studies showed that HPV, EBV and some other viruses might be the cause for a group of head and neck cancers including oral cavity cancer (OCC). The aim of this study was to assess the important viral infection, in the induction of oral cavity cancers.
Detailed explanation-4: -In the last 10 years, HPV infection has been widely recognized as an important etiological factor in the development of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas.