| Literature DB >> 22331258 |
Ali Eftekharian1, Mahdi Khajavi, Shahrzad Shokoofi, Zahra Rahmani, Latif Gachkar, Hooshang Gerami, Mohsen Rajati, Bijan Khademi.
Abstract
Recently, some studies have noticed a large number of patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN), who are infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of HCV in these patients in our population. Patients with SCCHN in four tertiary centers in different regions of Iran were checked for HCV. The prevalence of HCV in 107 patients diagnosed with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma was 0.9%, which has no significant difference with its prevalence in normal population. It seems that HCV at least in Iran could not be considered as a risk factor for SCCHN.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID： 22331258 DOI： 10.1007/s00405-012-1953-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol ISSN： 0937-4477 Impact factor: 2.503