Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 9 , Pages 1875-1880 , September 2008

Prevalence and Significance of Human Papillomavirus in Oral Tongue Cancer: The Mayo Clinic Experience

  • Xin-Hua Liang, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Research Fellow, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, and Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, West China College of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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  • Jason Lewis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomic Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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  • Robert Foote, MD

      Affiliations

    • Professor of Oncology, Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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  • David Smith, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor of Experimental Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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  • Deepak Kademani, DMD, MD

      Affiliations

    • Formerly, Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; and Currently, Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Kademani: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Moos Tower 7-174G, 515 Delaware St, Minneapolis, MN 55455

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doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2008.04.009

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 9 , Pages 1875-1880 , September 2008

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