TY - JOUR
T1 - Do HPV-negative cervical carcinomas exist? - revisited
AU - Herrington, C. Simon
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - There has been considerable debate regarding the existence of HPV-negative cervical carcinoma. In this issue of the journal, using well-controlled methodology, Walboomers et al. demonstrate that HPV DNA is present in almost all invasive carcinomas in a large multinational study. This indicates that HPV-negative carcinoma is extremely uncommon, if it exists at all. It also implies that HPV testing, if optimally applied, is capable of a sensitivity approaching 100 per cent. This has significant implications for cervical screening. Copyright (C) 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
AB - There has been considerable debate regarding the existence of HPV-negative cervical carcinoma. In this issue of the journal, using well-controlled methodology, Walboomers et al. demonstrate that HPV DNA is present in almost all invasive carcinomas in a large multinational study. This indicates that HPV-negative carcinoma is extremely uncommon, if it exists at all. It also implies that HPV testing, if optimally applied, is capable of a sensitivity approaching 100 per cent. This has significant implications for cervical screening. Copyright (C) 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
U2 - 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9896(199909)189:1<1::AID-PATH432>3.0.CO;2-P
DO - 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9896(199909)189:1<1::AID-PATH432>3.0.CO;2-P
M3 - Editorial
SN - 0022-3417
VL - 189
SP - 1
EP - 3
JO - Journal of Pathology
JF - Journal of Pathology
IS - 1
ER -