| carcinoma of the lung in okinawa, japan: with special reference to squamous cell carcinoma and squamous metaplasia. | in okinawa, a subtropical island in southern japan, squamous cell carcinoma (scc), especially the well-differentiated form, is prevalent, while this form is relatively rare in both the mainland and other countries (e.g. united states of america). more patients with scc from okinawa, moreover, were positive for human papillomavirus (hpv) dna by polymerase chain reaction (pcr) (79%), and harbored hpv types 6, 16 and 18, in combination. on the other hand, less than 30% of the mainland patients were ... | 1997 | 9361099 |
| prognostic implication of human papillomavirus infection in squamous cell carcinoma of the lung. | on the subtropical island of okinawa, squamous cell carcinoma (scc), particularly the well-differentiated form, is the most frequent type of lung cancer, while this form is relatively rare on the japanese mainland and in other countries. furthermore, in okinawa, in 1993, 80% of scc cases of the lung were found to be infected with human papillomavirus (hpv). we studied the prognosis of scc of the lung with hpv infection (n = 25) and compared it with non-hpv-infected scc (n = 16). using the kaplan ... | 2000 | 10782464 |
| recent striking changes in histological differentiation and rate of human papillomavirus infection in squamous cell carcinoma of the lung in okinawa, a subtropical island in southern japan. | the incidence of lung cancer in okinawa has been the highest in japan since 1975, and squamous cell carcinoma (scc), especially the well differentiated form, is the most prevalent form in okinawa, although well differentiated scc is relatively rare in mainland japan. furthermore, a high proportion of scc of the lung in okinawa was positive for human papillomavirus (hpv). in this study, we report recent striking changes in histological features and in the incidence of hpv infection. | 2000 | 11041057 |
| epidemiological study in okinawa, japan, of human papillomavirus infection of the uterine cervix. | to investigate the prevalence and type distribution of human papillomavirus (hpv) in women with normal cervical cytology and with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia i to iii(cin) or carcinoma of the cervix in okinawa, japan. | 2005 | 16011997 |
| prevalence and clinical features of human papillomavirus in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma in okinawa, southern japan. | previous studies from okinawa, a subtropical island in southern japan, demonstrated a higher prevalence of human papillomavirus (hpv) in oral carcinoma and a higher incidence of oral and pharyngeal carcinoma than those for mainland japan. the present study aims to investigate epidemiologic and clinical features of hpv in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (hnscc) in okinawa. a total of 150 dna samples from 150 okinawan patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (hnscc) were screened ... | 2011 | 21328000 |