The Prevalence of High-Risk Human Papillomavirus in Women with Different Types of Cervical Cancer

  1. Masaharu Tsubokura, MD;
  2. Tsunehiko Komatsu, MD; and
  3. Masahiro Kami, MD
  1. From Teikyo University Chiba Medical Center, Ichihara City, Chiba 2990111, and University of Tokyo, Tokyo 1508925, Japan.

    TO THE EDITOR:

    Datta and colleagues (1) reported that high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) was widespread among women receiving cervical screening. Their study showed that the prevalence of cytology results with low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (LSIL), high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL), or adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS) was statistically significantly higher in women younger than age 30 …

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